1,478 lemony recipes

Golden Wardens are whole pears poached slowly in honey, white grape juice, and lemon until the syrup turns burnished and the fruit collapses to butter-soft. An English heritage dessert built for the hardest, most stubborn pears.

Beach-style steamed crawfish layer fresh crawfish, red bliss potatoes, sweet corn, and lemon over hot seaweed. A New England-meets-Cajun shore feast.

Lettuce-wrapped steamed cod with lemon juice and black pepper, ready in 20 minutes. A clean, low-calorie fish recipe with no oil and no fuss.

Cherry filling for pierogies takes pitted dark sweet cherries and a squeeze of lemon for a fresh fruit filling. Polish dessert dumpling stuffing that comes together in 20 minutes.

Rose petal jam from fragrant red cabbage roses, sugar syrup, and a squeeze of lemon. An old-world floral preserve with the perfume of a summer garden in every spoonful.

Lighter sour cream substitute made from cottage cheese, lemon juice, and skim milk blended smooth in seconds. A low-fat dollop for baked potatoes, dips, and tacos with the same tang.

Whole salmon baked in foil with a Chablis wine, potato, onion and lemon stuffing. Simple foil-pack method for flaky, moist salmon every time.

Grilled salmon steaks brushed with lemon butter and sprinkled with seasoned salt and dill. Four-ingredient weeknight dinner, ready in 30 minutes.

Rhubarb, rose, and strawberry jam macerates rhubarb and small berries with sugar overnight, then boils with scented rose petals and lemon juice for a floral, blush-pink English preserve.

Pauline's slaw is a fruit-forward Waldorf-leaning coleslaw: shredded cabbage, chopped apple, golden raisins, and a hint of lemon, all bound in a creamy mayo-and-sour-cream dressing. Five-minute side dish.

Lemon pressed cabbage is a quick Japanese-style pickle: savoy cabbage, cloud ear mushrooms, and thin lemon slices salted and weighted for an hour into a crunchy, refreshing side.

Easy lemonade pie folds frozen lemonade concentrate and lemon zest into whipped topping for a 3-ingredient no-bake summer dessert. Set in a graham crust or sliced from a baking dish.

Traditional barley water made by simmering pearl barley and fig, then straining and sweetening with honey, apple juice, and lemon. A soothing, old-world refreshment served cold.

Salmon fillets poached in lemon juice and dry white wine, finished with fresh parsley. A light, elegant 4-ingredient main dish ready in under 15 minutes.

Vietnamese fruits in syrup (trái cây) with orange, pineapple, and lychees in a sherry-citrus sugar syrup. A simple, elegant tropical dessert chilled to perfection.

Poached salmon steaks gently cooked in a lemon-and-vegetable broth, served with creamy horseradish sauce. A light low-calorie classic for dinner parties or healthy weeknights.