10 simple and flavorful dishes with lemons

Creamy mousse, baked potato, banana sorbet, chicken in an unusual glaze and other tasty dishes.

1. Lemon dessert with biscuits and condensed milk

Ingredients

• 200g plain sweet biscuits (e.g., sand or sugar);
• 4 lemon;
• 200 ml whipping cream;
• 250g condensed milk.

preparation

Put the cookies in a bag and crush with a rolling pin or other device. Should remain small pieces of pastry.

Squeeze the juice out of lemons. Electric mixer, beat cream, condensed milk and lemon juice until creamy watery.

The ice-cream bowls, cups or other molds Put a layer of biscuits and pour cream. Top with a layer of more cookies, and also cover the cream. Remove the dessert in the refrigerator for 3 h.

2. Fried chicken breasts with lemon

Ingredients

• 4 small chicken breast halves;
• 4 tablespoons flour;
• ½ teaspoon salt;
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper;
• ½ teaspoon of dried garlic;
• 50 g butter;
• 1 lemon;
• a few sprigs thyme.

preparation

Repel breast to a thickness of about ½ cm. In the package, mix the flour, salt, pepper and garlic. Put inside the chicken and shake the bag so that it covered the whole mixture.

In a frying pan on medium-high heat, melt butter. Put the breasts and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side until light rosy.

Remove the chicken to the pan and toss the chopped lemon slices and thyme sprigs. Prepare lemon 1 minute on each side.

Return the chicken to the pan and place on each breast slices of lemon.

3. Lemon and banana sorbet

Ingredients

• 3 bananas;
• 2 lemons;
• 150 g of powdered sugar.

preparation

Cut the peeled banana slices. Add to them finely grated zest of 1 lemon, juice both citrus fruits and powdered sugar.

Fight blender until smooth. If sour mass, sprinkle in a little powder.

Put a weight of a container, cover and store it in the freezer for 2-3 hours. During this time, mix sorbet 2-3.

4. Potatoes Greek lemon

Ingredients

• 900 g of potatoes;
• 100 ml of olive oil;
• salt - to taste;
• 500 ml chicken broth;
• 2 lemons;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1½ teaspoon of dried oregano;
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper;
• ½ teaspoon turmeric;
• a few sprigs of parsley.

preparation

Peel the potatoes and cut into large cubes. In a small container, suitable for the oven, heat the oil over low heat. Put potatoes, salt and cook 5 minutes, turning periodically.

In another container, mix the broth, finely chopped lemon, chopped garlic and spices and add this mixture to the potatoes. Mix and podsolite if necessary.

Bake for 30 minutes in a preheated 250 ° C oven. If you want more potatoes were browned, then cook for another 20-30 minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with chopped parsley.

5. Lemon cream mousse

Ingredients

• 1-2 lemon;
• 100 g of sugar;
• 1 egg yolk;
• 2 whole eggs;
• 40 g butter;
• 240 g of cream for whipping.

preparation

Grate the zest of 1 lemon on a fine grater. 1 or 2 lemons 50 ml squeeze juice. Whisk whisk sugar, zest, juice, egg yolk and egg until smooth.

Place the container on a steam bath and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened lung. Remove from heat, add the softened butter and mix well.

Peretrite mass through a sieve, cover its surface and remove the film in the refrigerator for 1 hr. Cold cream whip mixer until creamy. Add the lemon mixture and mix gently.

Before serving mousse cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

6. Lemonade with lemon

Ingredients

• 2-3 lemon;
• 60 g of sugar;
• 700-900 ml of water.

preparation

Peel the lemons from the bones and cut into thin slices. Put them in a not too big a glass or plastic container with a lid. Add the sugar and citrus tolkushkoy remember well. They should set aside a lot of juice and sugar - to dissolve.

Pour in water, close the container cap and shake. Pour the drink by the glass of ice. You can add a little mineral water lemonade.

By the way, this drink can be a great ingredient for cooking alcoholic cocktail. Put in a couple of ice cubes glass, pour an equal amount of lemonade and gin and add some bitter fruit liqueur.

7. Pieces of chicken in lemon-honey-ginger glaze

Ingredients

• 1-2 lemon;
• 2 teaspoons of olive oil;
• 3 garlic cloves;
• 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger;
• 170 g of honey;
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar;
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce;
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch;
• 600-700 g of chicken;
• salt - to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste.

preparation

Squeeze of lemons 3 tablespoons juice and finely rub lemon zest 1.

In a pan pour 1 spoon of oil, add chopped garlic and ginger. Cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.

Add honey, lemon juice, zest, vinegar, soy sauce and starch. Stir, bring to a boil and reduce heat. While the glaze thickens, do some chicken.

Cut into cubes and its average into the pan with the remaining hot oil. Cook, stirring, over medium heat for 5-8 minutes until tender. Pour the glaze and stir.

8. Pasta with lemon and cheese

Ingredients

• 220 g of spaghetti or other pasta;
• salt - to taste;
• 80 ml of olive oil;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1 lemon;
• chili powder - to taste;
• 50 g parmesan;
• a few sprigs of parsley.

preparation

Boil pasta in salted water according to package directions.

In a frying pan heat the oil over medium heat. Put the chopped garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add the finely grated zest and lemon juice, chili powder. Stir and cook for 1 minute.

Drain the pasta with water and place in the pan. Add about half of the grated parmesan and chopped parsley and mix. Before serving, sprinkle with remaining cheese and herbs.

9. Energy balls with lemon, nuts, dates and coconut

Ingredients

• 15 large pitted dates;
• 200 g of cashew;
• 200 g of peeled almonds;
• 40 g + 3 tablespoons coconut;
• 1 lemon;
• a few drops of lemon extract - optional.

preparation

Pour into bowl blender dates, cashew, almond, and 40 g of chips. Add 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest and juice of a lemon. For more flavor, you can add a bright lemon extract.

Whisk all ingredients until almost smooth. Wet hands shape of a mass of round candy and roll them in the remaining chips.

10. Lemon salsa verde

Ingredients

• 1 lemon;
• 2 a feather of green onion;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper;
• ¾ teaspoon salt;
• 1 bunch parsley;
• 1 bunch cilantro;
• 100 ml of olive oil.

preparation

Peel lemon from bones and chop together with the skin. Mix lemon, chopped green onions, chopped garlic, pepper and salt. Finely chop the parsley and coriander and add the lemon mixture. Pour the butter and mix well.

If necessary, add a little more salt, pepper or lemon juice. Cover and store in the refrigerator. The sauce can be kept there for more than two days.

Salsa verde is suitable for meat, poultry, fish and vegetables. The sauce is also a variety of flavors of legumes and rice. And yet it can be mixed with mayonnaise and used for sandwiches.