2,493 lemony recipes

Chilled peach strawberry soup blended with yogurt and lemon juice. A no-cook fruit soup that's light, creamy, and ready after a quick chill. Swap in nectarines when peaches aren't in season.

A quick microwave cherry sauce made with dark sweet cherries, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Spoon over ice cream or cake in under 10 minutes.

Poached pears in a raspberry-apple juice sauce with lemon zest. An elegant, light fruit dessert served warm or chilled with a jewel-toned syrup that needs no added sugar.

Rosemary lemon chicken with bone-in breasts marinated in lemon juice, honey, and fresh rosemary, then baked covered and uncovered for juicy meat and golden skin.

Prune fudge made with stewed prunes, prune juice, sugar, lemon juice, and chopped nuts, cooked to soft ball stage and beaten creamy. An old-fashioned, no-chocolate fruit fudge.

Frozen guava mousse made with fresh guava puree, whipped evaporated milk, sugar, and lemon juice. A tropical no-bake dessert with only 4 ingredients and an airy, creamy texture.

Grilled lemon garlic chicken breasts glazed with orange marmalade for a sweet-tart, golden finish. Uses a butter, lemon juice, and garlic marinade with an oven-bake option.

Grilled salmon with crushed tricolored peppercorns, fresh dill, and a Dijon lemon butter drizzle. An elegant fish dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Old-fashioned lemon chess pie with cornmeal as the traditional thickener and fresh lemon juice for tang. The simplest Southern dessert: 5 ingredients, one bowl, no fuss.

Homemade low-calorie cranberry concentrate with lemon, simmered and strained into a tart syrup. Refrigerate or freeze in cubes for instant cranberry drinks all season long.

Sun-dried tomato tapenade with capers, garlic, lemon, and herbes de Provence. Rehydrated, oil-cured for a week, then pulsed into a coarse Provencal spread.

Broth-cooked orzo with lemon and parsley turns plain pasta into a bright vegan side. Cooked in vegetable stock for instant flavor, finished with garlic, olive oil, and fresh herbs.

Homemade dried fig jam spiked with dark rum and ground cardamom. Rehydrated figs simmered with lemon and sugar produce a thick, honey-colored preserve that's canning-ready and irresistible on warm toast.

A low-sugar blueberry spread set with gelatin instead of pectin, brightened with ginger and lemon zest. No canning required. Keeps a month in the fridge or a year in the freezer.

Old-fashioned cranberry shrub made from simmered cranberry juice, sugar, and lemon. Serve this tart, syrupy concentrate over ice with club soda or topped with sherbet.

Cool cantaloupe wedges topped with warm blueberry compote simmered in port wine, cinnamon, and lemon. An elegant fruit dessert ready in 15 minutes with just 7 ingredients.