947 lemony recipes

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Lemon coconut refrigerator cookies with fresh lemon zest and juice. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie that chills overnight and bakes in 10 minutes.

Cornmeal-crusted trout pan-fried in butter and finished with a brown butter hazelnut sauce with lemon juice and parsley. Crispy coating, nutty sauce, and bright acid in every bite. Ready in 30 minutes.

Lemon queen cake is a four-layer white cake with lemon curd filling, lemon-butter frosting, and lemon-tossed coconut pressed into the sides. A stunning Southern celebration cake.

New Zealand foil-poached salmon steaks chilled in their own jelled juices, then served cold under warm Hollandaise. Traditional Kiwi method with butter, lemon, and salt. Pairs with mint potatoes and peas.

Pears baked in honey with lemon juice, oven-poached until tender and served chilled with a reduced honey syrup. A refined British dessert with just four ingredients and elegant simplicity.

Hot curried fruit with poached pears, oranges, melon, and grapes in a warm spiced curry syrup topped with crystallized ginger. An elegant side dish for holiday entertaining.

Roasted cornish hens marinated overnight in lemon, fresh ginger, honey, and lemongrass. A bright, citrusy take on individual roast birds for an elegant dinner.

Coconut dream bars with a brown sugar oat shortbread base topped with a chewy layer of shredded coconut, pecans, lemon zest, and brown sugar. Two layers, two textures, one irresistible bar cookie.

Chef Paul Prudhomme's Barbecue Sauce: a smoky, sweet-tangy Cajun sauce built on bacon, pecans, honey, and citrus rinds. Pureed silky for chicken, pork, or ribs. Makes 5 cups.

Quick spaghetti with shrimp, asparagus, and ginger-lemon sauce ready in 20 minutes. Light, bright flavors perfect for easy weeknight elegance.

A scrumptious side dish made with aji chiles, fresh lima beans and a variety of spices.

Lemon apple marmalade made with just four ingredients: lemons, Granny Smith apples, water, and sugar. No added pectin needed since the apples provide natural pectin.

Lemon dill turkey meatballs with artichokes: tender poached meatballs in a bright lemon-caper sauce with artichoke hearts. A Greek-leaning weeknight dinner that freezes beautifully.

Authentic Victorian mincemeat with boiled calf's tongue, suet, dried fruit, candied citrus peel, brandy, and whiskey. Cures in a crock for 7 weeks before becoming Christmas pie filling. Yields 96 servings.

Two-ingredient banana jam made with just ripe bananas and lemon juice. No added sugar, no pectin. Blend, simmer, and spread on everything.