If you love the fresh taste of lemon, also try our greek lemon potatoes, lemon poppy seed dressing, and lemon chicken pasta. With just four ingredients, (lemon zest, garlic, black peppercorns, and sea salt) it adds a fresh citrusy kick with endless applications. It’s a versatile all-purpose seasoning that will transform your favorite fish and seafood recipes, chicken, eggs, pasta, or simple roasted vegetables. Sprinkle it over dips or stir into sauces when you want a bit more zing. You can’t go wrong. We love making our own flavorful blends of spices and have no shortage of homemade seasoning blend recipes for you to choose from. Try making lemon pepper today then choose another flavor to make tomorrow!
Lemons – You need a lot of zest, so you’ll need about 8-10 of them. Garlic – Gives this spice mix a delicious, savory flavor. Black peppercorns – Adds their zesty, peppery kick. Sea salt – Salt is a flavor enhancer and brings everything together. If you prefer not to use it, you can omit it.
Use a peeler over a zester, microplane – this will help you get the most zest from the lemons. Avoid using a pairing knife, if possible – a knife will cut much of the bitter pith, which you’ll then have to cut away from the zest. Opt for organic lemons – conventional citrus fruit has wax applied to prolong its shelf life and sometimes it contains less-than-desirable ingredients. Using organic lemons will avoid this and give you the freshest and best-tasting zest for this flavorful blend. Wash your lemons – this may seem obvious but make sure to wash your lemons and rub them dry with a tea towel to remove any residue. Use fresh, whole peppercorns – like with all cooking, the fresher your ingredients, the better they will taste. Try not to use the peppercorns that have been hiding at the back of your spice cabinet for a few years. Fresh whole peppercorns give this mix a wonderful peppery taste.
It’s the perfect seasoning for fish. Make our lemon pepper fish recipe or try it sprinkled over our perfect poached fish. Make our delicious lemon pepper chicken. We love it over eggs like spinach and eggs with mushrooms or lazy deviled eggs Adds great flavor to garlic herb carrot fries or parmesan rosemary shoestring fries. Add brightness to dips by topping your favorite dips like easy hummus or roasted beet hummus. Make these lemon pepper croutons.
We also just love to keep it at the table like regular salt and pepper and use it when we want a fresh citrusy kick.
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