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[MagnoliaMs]

Luvsbulldogs, I have squeezed lemon over cooked broccoli but never used the rest of the ingredients you mentioned. I will try this with a salmon dish I am preparing tomorrow night. Thanks!

[mousiegirl]

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@MagnoliaMs wrote:

I have recently read how healthy lemons are. I would like some suggestions for recipes that incorporate real lemon juice, lemons rinds,etc. The only recipes I have lemon juice for are the usual ones like lemon pie, lemon pasta,etc . I'd really like to get the full effect of the real lemon's nutrients. How do you use lemons in your dishes? Thank you.

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@MagnoliaMs  I make a gremolata to put on top of prepared food.

How To Make Gremolata

Makes about 1/3 cup

What You Need

Ingredients
1 small bunch of parsley, washed and dried (enough to make 1 cup loosely-packed)
1 clove garlic, papery skin removed
2 organic lemons, washed and dried

Equipment
Sharp chef's knife
Cutting board
Microplane

Instructions

1. Prep the parsley: Remove the leaves from the parsley — enough to make 1 cup when very loosely packed.
2. Chop the parsley: Chop the parsley with a chef's knife until it is nearly finely chopped. It should be less than 1/2 cup.
3. Add the garlic: Using a Microplane or fine-toothed grater, grate the garlic clove over the parsley.
4. Add the lemon: Using the same grater (don't bother to wash it), grate just the zest from the two lemons on top of the garlic. 
   
   → Bonus: Doing the garlic and lemon in this order will help to rid the Microplane of garlic odors!
5. Finish the chopping: Continue to chop the parsley, mixing in the garlic and lemon as you go, until the parsley is chopped very fine.
6. Use or store: Use the gremolata right away or store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one day.

[luvsbulldogs]

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@MagnoliaMs wrote:

Luvsbulldogs, I have squeezed lemon over cooked broccoli but never used the rest of the ingredients you mentioned. I will try this with a salmon dish I am preparing tomorrow night. Thanks!

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@MagnoliaMs

Yum....I love it with Salmon!  Good choice having it with salmon!  I hope that you like it.

[AnikaBrodie]

I love homemade lemonade  and make at least 4 quarts each week during the summer.  Lemons are currently very expensive but I got 2 lbs. (8 lemons) for $3.99 this weekend.  They were on special. 

I also like lemon on fish and some veggies. 

[MagnoliaMs]

mousiegirl, This is exactly the kind of recipes I have been looking for. This not only sounds interesting but very tasty. I can't wait to try it! Thank you so much.

[MagnoliaMs]

AnikaBrodie, I love lemons, also. I am going 'lemon shopping" this evening and hope I find some for a good price. I plan on stocking up!

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[Sooner]

I make oil and lemon salad dressing! It's a great way to get both oil and lemon juice!

[MagnoliaMs]

Sooner, are those the only two ingredients you use?