The folks at Rattlebridge Farm generously sent me three ingredients to try out as a mystery ingredient for their Foodie Friday event.
~ Preserved Farmhouse Lemons
~ Citron Lemon Cyprus Flakes (gourmet sea salt)
~ Preserved Meyer Lemons in Olive Oil (very finely minced)
I put on my thinking cap, and decided the minced Preserved Meyer Lemon would be nice stirred into orzo or rice. I added some basil, and we enjoyed the simplicity of this side dish.
Then I found a recipe for Radicchio, Bacon, Olive and Preserved Meyer Lemon Salad on a website At Home With Annie. We loved this, and I plan to serve it at a dinner party.
Here is the recipe:
2 strips bacon, diced and cooked
1/4 cup preserved lemon, diced
1/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
1/2 head radicchio, sliced, approximately 4 cups (I did not use)
3‐4 leaves romaine lettuce, chopped coarsely, approximately 3 cups (I used Boston red)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (more if you don’t have preserved lemons)
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Heat a medium skillet over medium‐high heat and sauté the bacon. When bacon is done, add the olives and remove from heat. Toss all ingredients together and serve.
Here is the recipe:
2 strips bacon, diced and cooked
1/4 cup preserved lemon, diced
1/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
1/2 head radicchio, sliced, approximately 4 cups (I did not use)
3‐4 leaves romaine lettuce, chopped coarsely, approximately 3 cups (I used Boston red)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (more if you don’t have preserved lemons)
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Heat a medium skillet over medium‐high heat and sauté the bacon. When bacon is done, add the olives and remove from heat. Toss all ingredients together and serve.
For our entree, I coated a piece of halibut with the meyer lemon and olive oil and baked in my convection/toaster oven for approximately 20 minutes. Mr. Mountain Breaths would like me to make this again.
We are leaving for vacation and when we return I'd like to make a Preserved Lemon Pound Cake with the preserved lemons I received. I may add some lavender since Rattlebridge Farm has shared beautiful lavender posts.
