This is such a cool, fun, easy trick to add loads of lemon flavor to any dish. The idea is simple: wash and freeze a whole lemon and then simply grate onto your favorite foods!
Check out how I use it on top of yogurt for a quick snack in the video.
How cool is that?! I love that I can now keep a lemon in my freezer without it going bad. I’ll be using some frozen grated lemon on salmon tonight. Will keep you posted!
Have you tried this technique? Leave a comment with your favorite way to use the grated lemon. I’d love to get some ideas!
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Do you eat the grated seeds too? Can you taste them?
Really zings up steamed or microwaved asparagus, broccoli. Cleansing first thing in AM drink in hot water. Add to cold water with ginger, mint, cucumber, clementine, grapefruit —any or all. With olive or grapeseed. oil and a bit if honey, ginger—dressing for chopped cabbage, shredded carrots, chopped apple.
Great freezing tip! Thanks.
Brandy – I haven’t even noticed the seeds! Must have grated right through them!
How about the white bitter part of the lemon, the part between the skin and the inner fruit? Great idea, btw: )
To add, when I zest the outer lemon skin for anything, if too much of the white finds its way in, it can mess up the great flavor making it bitter. I just watched the video, so I’m assuming that’s not an issue.
Well I’ve used it on the yogurt and on Salmon tonight and the bitter didn’t’ bother me, I think the combination of the fruit and zest overpowers it. That being said, I wouldn’t use it for a delicate recipe that calls for zest. Think of it more like a condiment.
Brilliant!! If you were looking to flavor a sweet dish (or just did not like the strong flavor of the rind), you could peel the lemon before freezing and just grate the frozen flesh into the dish. I’ll definitely be freezing some citrus! :)
Never heard of this, but love, love the idea as I’m a huge lemon fan! Thx, Roni
I’ve been freezing sliced lemon and limes for years but never thought about grating them for recipes. Thanks for another great idea, Roni!!
For a long time I have zested and squeezed lemons freezing the juice in ice cube trays and the zest in plastic bags. Do this when lemons are on sale – not every time I purchase a lemon. This, however, seems much easier and am going to try it ’cause I can do it with one lemon at a time and not wait for a sale. Besides one lemon has to last a long time.
that is a great idea, soooo do you think you could do the same with an orange?
Donna, I haven’t done it but I was thinking the same thing. Why not?! I’m gonna try it with one of my fresh mandarins. It’s a nice small size and a great way to save them if you can’t finish before they rot.
Nice tip, will definately try it sometime.
You look so good. Happy, healthy, and full of energy!
sound like a great idea. Will try this, I love putting lemon in my soups. It pops the flavor.
Oh man! Now I wish I have bought that bag of Meyer Lemons I saw last week! Thanks for the tips and ideas Roni!
That’s awesome! Would other citrus work too? Limes, Oranges? :)
Yup! I did it with mandarin oranges too!
Hi Roni, As we discussed, I linked your frozen lemon post to my post on lemons that I froze at:
link to retireforthefunofit.wordpress.com
Glad to share this idea with you. Neva
This is the best tip! I always ended up throwing lemons or part of lemon away. I also froze my extra limes. The frozen grated citrus even worked well in my fresh salad and guacamole recipes. Couldn’t tell I didn’t use fresh. Definitely going to try other citrus as well.