Hi! So I was gifted a bunch of lemons and have no clue what to do with them. 3 months ago I would have baked a bunch of lemon treats, but now that I’m watching my calories, all I can think of is some lemonade with stevia. Any ideas? Thank you!
by Butterbacon
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Zest them, and freeze the zest in ice cube trays. Then juice them and freeze the juice in ice cube trays as well. Most ice cube trays are divided into approx. 1 tablespoon sections.
You can use them for lemon water in the morning, lemon in your tea, use the rinds for cooking and basting! Not too many other ideas, but you can get rid of them pretty quick with just putting them in drinks :3
I just want to say steam cleaning your microwave and oven with lemons and water is amazingggg (especially microwave) a good way to get rid of a couple 🤣
Lemon juice makes a very decent salad dressing. Also, pasta with lemon juice, basil and arugula is really nice.
Squeeze them in salad
I also use them to make a lemon tonic espresso 🙂
Lemon curd bars would go incredibly hard but this is a low cal subreddit
Fish or scallops other seafood, lemon zested vegetables, Vietnamese salted lemonade lol
my mum has this amazing recipe for a lemon juice drink that requires quite a few lemons + cinnamon + cayenne pepper (plus some other things I’ll have to double check) but you have a shot or two a day and it is absolutely incredible for helping balance blood sugar and sugar cravings, I have extreme insulin resistance and sugar cravings and this settles them completely and helps me get rid of severe tummy bloat! it also tastes delicious, you can have it warm as well with a dash of raw honey, it’s really soothing 🙂
You can peel the lemons and create a lemon broth with it and then freeze the juice to use in soups, salad dressings, or dips.
I use them in drinks; water, soda.
Dry them and store them in a jar for alcoholic drinks.
Make salt-pickled lemon and use it in everything from dip, salads and stews. When you do that, it removes the bitterness in lemons.
Make lemon muffins.
Salt. Eat. Lol I love eating lemons.
Look up recipes for lemon bars. Lemon marmalade.
I loveeee to make spicy lean ground beef with bell peppers and feta and spinach, and then squeeze lemon on top. It’s so amazing with rice, or in a wrap, or alone even lol
I love taking extra lemons in a pot of water with some other spices and just let it simmer to make the house smell good.
Get a cup of water, mix a tsp of chia seeds (let them soak for at least 30 min), add some ginger, 1/2 cup of lemon juice, maple syrup or honey, blend all together and have the most refreshing drink ❤️🌷❤️
I use the juice and/or frozen cubes of lemon in blended drinks.
If you had a decent blender, could you make a low cal lemon sorbet? This is more off the top of my head but I’m thinking cut up the lemons, freeze them, then blend with water, greek yogurt or light coconut milk, and a low calorie sweetener.
There is also preserved lemons, commonly used in middle eastern and mediterranean cooking. They go great on salads or with roasted meat and vegetables
I would puree and freeze them to use in recipes or to add flavoring to drinks and stuff.
Though keep in mind that if you take any blood pressure, heart, stimulants, antihistamines, or mental health medications, eating a large amount of lemons will interact negatively with your medications or even render them useless. Even if they’re cooked, the citric acid is very bad for the medications.
use them in oatmeal or baked oats, yogurt bowls, protein muffins, or low cal lemon bars/cookies
Lemon on top of cucumbers with tajin
Garlic lemon sauce, cook chicken in it
cold brew green tea. 30 oz water in a mason jar, 4-5 green tea bags, let steep over night in the fridge. put in cup and squeeze lemon juice in it. I put this in a stanley and drink it throughout the day.
slice them and dip in either salt or sugar.
Eat them
they’re great as a base for dressing. salad, fish (especially salmon), etc. you can also make a nice lemon pasta. you can also squeeze them and freeze for later use!
http://www.playingwithflour.com/2012/07/lemon-popsicles.html?m=1
Easy preserved lemons with salt!
Cucumber salad and use lemon juice and a little salt for dressing
Lemon chicken for lunch or dinner.
When life gives you lemons make lemonade