7,405 lemony recipes

A creamy, tangy tahini sauce blended from sesame paste, garlic, lemon juice, and water in 10 minutes. The essential Middle Eastern drizzle for falafel, shawarma, and roasted vegetables.

Moroccan orange and radish salad with peppery white radish, navel orange, and a touch of orange flower water. Fresh, peppery and bright with no cooking needed.

Georgia Waldorf salad with a Southern twist: crisp apples, celery, and chopped peanuts in a creamy peanut butter mayonnaise dressing. Served on a bed of mixed greens.

Another succulent chicken dish made with lemon pepper seasoning, balsamic vinegar and juicy cherry tomatoes.

Fritto misto: Italian mixed seafood fry with squid, sole, and shrimp in a light, egg-white-lifted batter. Crisp, golden, and ready for a squeeze of lemon.

Velveted chicken stir-fry seasoned with oregano, lemon pepper, and white wine instead of soy and ginger. The Greek-Chinese mashup that actually works. Two-serving size.

Apple raspberry streusel pie: tart apples and ruby raspberries bound in a cinnamon-cornstarch glaze under a buttery brown sugar crumb topping. Single-crust convenience, double-fruit flavor.

Mediterranean salad of torn lettuce and spinach chiffonade, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts, jewel-like pomegranate seeds and a simple olive oil lemon dressing. Ready in 15 minutes.

Dry-rub beef jerky with thyme, oregano, marjoram, and basil pounded into round steak. A no-marinade Italian-herb-style jerky slow-dried in a very low oven for hours.

Deep plum pie with halved plums baked under overlapping pastry rounds, sweetened with brown and white sugar, warmed with cloves or cardamom and thickened with quick tapioca.

New Orleans catfish baked over curried rice with lemon slices and butter. A one-dish Creole-inspired fish dinner that's simple to assemble and bakes in under 35 minutes.

Roasted asparagus with olive oil, Parmesan, and lemon at high heat for crisp-tender spears in just 20 minutes. A simple, elegant vegetable side dish that works with any main course.

Lemon chicken with egg noodles, ready in 25 minutes. Pounded chicken breasts dredged in a lemon-paprika oil and pan-cooked until tender, served over no-yolk noodles for a light dinner.

Country apple pie layers six cups of fresh apples with brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a flaky double crust, baked in two stages for a golden top and tender filling. The American classic done right.

Lemon-Cheese Babka, an Eastern European yeast bread with a tangy cream cheese and cottage cheese filling, plump raisins and cinnamon-nut crumb on top. A bright, citrusy twist on the classic holiday sweet bread.

Sautéed Brussels sprouts with caraway and lemon shred sprouts thin, then quick-cook with onion, butter, fragrant caraway seeds, and bright lemon. A 20-minute side dish that converts sprout skeptics.