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Salt-Preserved Citrus

Salt-preserved fruits are a centuries-old tradition in many parts of the world, including Japan, India and North Africa, used to add complexity to local fare. In Morocco perfumed local lemons are salt-cured for use in their traditional tagines, or clay pot cookery, and in the classic chicken with olives.

I use these salt-preserved citrus anywhere I’d add salt-–in marinades, on vegetables, in dips, soups, salads, rice or grain dishes. Remove a portion with a clean spoon, rinse off the brine if you wish to reduce the amount of salt you are adding. Using a garlic press to mash the fruit makes it easy to add a salty citrus punch to any dish.

For a basic seasoning, add 1 teaspoon to 1/4 cup olive oil, with 1/2 garlic clove and 1/4 teaspoon balsamic vinegar. Puree or combine in mortar and pestle. Use as a marinade for steak, chicken fish, drizzle on bread or sauteed greens, on soups or salads.

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Salt-Preserved Meyer Lemon
$10.00
Meyer lemons are a good stand-in for the lemons of North Africa, perfumed, sweet and thin-skinned. Cured with bay leaves and lemon blossoms. Use anywhere you’d add salt–in marinades, on vegetables, in dips, soups, salads, rice or grain dishes. Remove a portion with a clean spoon, rinse off the brine if you wish to reduce the amount of salt you are adding. Using a garlic press to mash the fruit makes it easy to add a salty citrus punch to any dish.
8 oz.

Ingredients: Meyer lemons, kosher salt, herbs


 
Salt-Preserved Rangpur Lime
$10.00
The Rangpur lime is really a variety of sour mandarin orange. A more adventurous flavor than the Meyer lemon, with a clean mandarin orange-like finish. Cured with bay leaves and juniper berries. Use anywhere you’d add salt–in marinades, on vegetables, in dips, soups, salads, rice or grain dishes. Particularly good with fish.

Remove a portion with a clean spoon, rinse off the brine if you wish to reduce the amount of salt you are adding. Using a garlic press to mash the fruit makes it easy to add a salty citrus punch to any dish.

Ingredients: Rangpur limes, kosher salt, spices
8 oz.