This is a list of lemon dishes and drinks, in which
lemon is used as a primary ingredient. Lemon is a small
evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow
fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its
juice, though the pulp and
rind (
zest) are also used in cooking.
Lemon meringue pie – baked pie, usually served for dessert, made with a crust usually made of
shortcrust pastry, lemon custard filling and a fluffy
meringue topping.
Lemon pickle – Lemon pickle is made primarily from lemon along with spices in India (Bharat).[7]
Lemon tart – dessert dish that's a variation of a
tart. They have a normal, crimped, versatile
pastry shell, while the filling is a basic variation of lemon paste.
Clam sauce – topping for
pasta, usually
linguine, that's typically prepared with minced
clams, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and
parsley, or red, usually a thin
tomato sauce with minced clams.
Kabkabou – fish and tomato stew traditionally prepared in
Tunisia that includes lemon in its preparation.
Preserved lemon –
condiment consisting of quartered, halved, or whole lemons that are
pickled in a
brine of water, lemon juice, and salt. Sometimes spices are added.[8]
Arnold Palmer – combination of lemonade and iced tea, named for the professional golfer.
John Daly – an alcoholic version of the above, made by adding vodka to the lemonade and iced tea.
Barley water – in
Great Britain it's prepared by boiling washed
pearl barley, straining, then pouring the hot water over the rind and/or pulp of a lemon, and adding fruit juice and sugar to taste. The lemon rind may also be boiled with the barley.
Lemonade – lemon-flavored
drink sweetened with sugar. In different parts of the world, there are variations on the drink and its name. Pink lemonade and frozen lemonade are also prepared.
Lemon Drop –
cocktail prepared with vodka, lemon juice and other ingredients
Lemonette – contained a significant amount of real lemon juice when it was first produced.
Lemon liqueur –
liqueur made from lemons,
liquor, and
sugar. It is light to bright
lemon yellow in color; intensely lemony in flavor; clear, cloudy, or opaque; and sweet or sweet and sour.
Lemon zest is used, water may be added, and the liqueur is not sour.
Kitron – a
lemon liqueur produced on the Greek island of
Naxos. It is made from the fruit and leaves of the
citron tree, which is similar to the lemon tree but stronger and slightly different in taste.
Limeade – similar to lemonade, but is made with
lime juice or lime flavor instead of lemon.