We tend to think of preserved lemons as being a Moroccan thing, but they’re also an important part of cooking throughout North Africa, as well as Indian cuisine. Jars of preserved lemons make an excellent home-made gift, as well as being a great thing to have in your own pantry.
We’ve included the recipe to make your own and once you’ve made them you can try them in one of our great recipes including roast chicken with preserved lemon, a slow-cooker lamb keema, couscous and more.
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Once you’ve made these try them in one of our great recipes including roast chicken with green olives and preserved lemons.
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Slow cooker lamb keema
This traditional curry made with lamb mince and peas is made in your slow cooker for extra ease. Full of flavourful spices and preserved lemon.
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Tomato and preserved lemon salad
Tomato and preserved lemon salad
This fresh zesty salad is a great side dish with lunch or dinner meals.
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Sardines with preserved lemon salsa
Sardines with preserved lemon salsa
A beautiful and flavour-packed sardines with preserved lemon salsa.
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Chicken, green olive and preserved lemon tagine
Chicken, green olive and preserved lemon tagine
This Morrocan-spiced tagine is cooked in your slow cooker for a tangy, flavour-packed and meltingly tender meal with minimal effort required.
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Roast chicken with preserved lemon
Roast chicken with preserved lemon
The sweet zing of chicken and lemon is always a great way to add flavour to a chicken roast. Serve with steamed couscous, onion, parsley and almonds.
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Chicken, preserved lemon & spinach sausage rolls
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Saffron vegetable tagine with preserved lemon
Saffron vegetable tagine with preserved lemon
A bright, colourful and fragrant saffron vegetable tagine with cinnamon and preserved lemon.
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Braised fish with ginger and preserved lemon
Braised fish with ginger and preserved lemon
Speedy and spicy, this tasty dish is great served with steamed basmati rice.
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Prawn salad with cucumber, preserved lemon and wild rice
Prawn salad with cucumber, preserved lemon and wild rice
Fresh, summery and packed full of fragrant, zesty ingredients that will delight every taste-bud. Moroccan spiced prawns are grilled to perfection and tossed with creamy avocado, nutty wild rice and a punchy lemon dressing.
