Cancer Protective Diet
Lemon: The Super Citrus – Use it with Everything
Lemon is the super citrus! Lemons are one of my favorite pantry staples — I always have them on hand. I used to think of lemons as only good as a garnish for drinks, or for lemon meringue pie, but as I travelled around the world, and of course cooked and ate, I learned that there are few things a little lemon juice or a grate of lemon...
First: The base: Lemon juice makes a great base for marinating grilled fish and meat, and also for roasting fish or chicken. Diluted with a little water it can step in for dry white wine to deglaze a pan or to start a risotto.
Second:The enhancer: Adding a squeeze of lemon juice to the pot at the end of cooking will liven up the flavor of many soups and stews. It can transform store-bought mayonnaise. It works for sweets too. Adding lemon juice to fruits and berries brings out their flavor rather as salt does with savory foods.
Third: The light touch: Lemon zest adds a subtle, sweet lemony-ness to veggies, pastas, pizzas and rice as well as to cakes and desserts. It also makes a delicious tisane which helped me get through my chemo taste bud wars.
All the recipes here use lemons either in a supporting role or as the star. Check them out, and you’ll learn to make lemons into more than just lemonade!
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![Lemon Mayonnaise Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Fish-Sticks-Lemon-Mayo-e1641532578923-300x187.jpg)
![Lemony Mushroom Pasta Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lemon_pasta_with_mushrooms_cropped-scaled-1-1-e1720464664466-300x220.jpg)
![Goat Cheese, Onion, Spinach & Lemon Pizza Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Goat-Cheese-Onion-Spinach-Lemon-Pizza-2-e1676343410948-300x189.jpg)
![Canarino Recipe Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lemon-water-canarino-300x200.jpg)
![Greek Lemon Soup Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Greek-Lemon-Soup-min-e1720726971836-300x217.jpg)
![Fish Roasted in Lemons & Tahini Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Fish-Roasted-In-Lemons-And-Tahini-e1644529271756-300x185.jpg)
![Kale & Lemon Barlotto Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Kale-Lemon-Barlotto-min-e1720462754700-300x185.jpg)
![Lemon-Soy Baked Tofu Steaks Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lemon-Soy-Baked-Tofu-Steaks-1-e1702199152368-300x188.jpg)
![Lemon Potato Salad Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Lemon-Potato-Salad-300x200.jpg)
![Lemon-Lime Cilantro Fish Tacos Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lemon-Lime-Fish-Tacos-300x200.jpg)
![Lemon Poppyseed Cookies Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lemon-Poppy-Cookies-e1720464211269-300x187.jpg)
![Citrus Macerated Strawberries Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_281715362-min-300x200.jpg)
![Lemon & Rosemary Baked Fish Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lemon-Rosemary-Baked-Fish-e1720463813818-300x187.jpg)
![Lemon-Soy Baked Fish Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lemon-soy-baked-fish-300x230.jpg)
![Pot-Roasted Lemon Chicken & Potatoes Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Pot-Roasted-Lemon-Chicken-300x200.jpg)
![Raspberry Lemon Ice Pops Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/shutterstock_451717216-300x200.jpg)
![Lemon Ginger Scones Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Lemon-Ginger-Scones-1-e1720039106638-300x173.jpg)
![Berry Granita Recipe Image](https://images.cookforyourlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/shutterstock_79936198-min-e1720195780308-300x242.jpg)