Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Moroccan Preserved Meyer Lemons

Thursday, October 4, 2012

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Moroccan Preserved Meyer Lemons - 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber

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Moroccan Preserved Meyer Lemons

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Condiment LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
LowerCarbs LowFat (Less than 5%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Meyer lemons -- washed well, dried well, and cut into 8 wedges each
1/3 cup salt
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
To cover: -- extra-virgin olive oil

In a medium-size bowl, toss the lemon wedges with the salt, then place in
a half-pint jar.
Cover the lemons with the lemon juice, screw on the lid, and leave at room
temperature for 1 week, shaking it occasionally.

Pour in the olive oil to cover, store in the refrigerator, where it will
keep for up to 1 year.

Makes 1/2 pint (16 preserved wedges)

AuthorNote: In Morocco, preserving lemons is not only a magnificent way of
conserving the bounty of the abundant lemon trees of this land, but it is
also a most amazing condiment that enhances many dishes from meze to
couscous. They're called 'hamad muraqqad' and are easy to prepare. If you
are unable to find Meyer lemons, you can use regular lemons (usually the
cultivar Eureka), but let them soak in water for three days. In the region
around Safi, cooks add cinnamon sticks, cloves, and coriander seeds to
their preserved lemons.

Cuisine:
"Moroccan"
Source:
"Little Foods of the Mediterranean by Clifford Wright, 2003"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"Sept 2012"
Yield:
"16 wedges"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 3 Calories; trace Fat (3.0%
calories from fat); trace Protein; 1g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
0mg Cholesterol; 2132mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Fruit.

Nutr. Assoc. : 3917 0 0 0