Meyer Lemons

Grilled Chicken Salad with Ginger Citrus Dressing

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Serves: 4

Ingredients:
2 each Chicken breast
1 each Meyer lemon
2 sticks Celery
½ each Red onion
½ cup Shredded carrot
1 bunch Cilantro
½-1 cup Ginger citrus dressing
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Turn your oven on to 400 degrees.
  2. Begin by preparing your chicken breast.  If they have skin leave it on, otherwise coat them with a bit of oil.
  3. Season the breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.
  4. Place in ovenproof pan and roast until cooked through.  Remove and let cool completely.
  5. Dice celery and onion into a fine dice and add to a medium sized mixing bowl.
  6. Add shredded carrot and chopped cilantro to the bowl.
  7. Add dressing to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
  8. Dice chicken breast into 1-inch cubes and add to the bowl.
  9. Toss to coat all ingredients and refrigerate or serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges.  Enjoy!
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Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Makes 6 ramekinsPanna Cotts

Ingredients:

1 cup Dandy Meyer lemon juice (4-6 Meyer lemons and their zest)

1 envelope plain gelatin

1 ¼ cup Fine white sugar

1 cup Heavy cream

1 cup Fage Greek yogurt

½ Cup water

Directions:

  1. Combine sugar and ½ cup of water in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and stir until sugar dissolves.
  2. Turn off the heat and add the gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin dissolves.
  3. Let cool, then add cream, lemon juice and lemon zest.
  4. Put yogurt in a mixing bowl and whisk to loosen it up.
  5. Add the cream mixture.  Do not over stir, just until smooth.
  6. Pour mixture into a 5-cup bowl or mold. I used 7 individual ramekins.
  7. Tap the bowl on the counter to remove air bubbles.
  8. Cover and chill until set, Enjoy!
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Wild Mushroom Risotto

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Serves 5-6Meyer Lemon Risotto

Ingredients:

1 cup Arborio rice (super fino)

1 Dandy Meyer lemon, zested

½ ea onion

1 ea clove garlic

2 ½ cups mushroom broth

2 cups wild mushrooms (any mushrooms work)

3 Tbs olive oil

1 cup whipping cream

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Using a large saucepan, bring to a medium heat.
  2. Dice onion, mushrooms and garlic to a fine dice.
  3. Add olive oil to the pan.
  4. Sauté mushrooms, let sit without stirring to gain some caramelization.
  5. Add onion and garlic and continue to sauté until translucent.
  6. Add rice to the vegetable mixture and deglaze with half of mushroom stock and lemon zest
  7. Continuously stir mixture, as rice will begin soaking up broth.
  8. As the mixture thickens add more mushroom stock.
  9. Continue stirring for 30 minutes until rice is tender.
  10. Finish with whipping cream, salt and pepper.  Enjoy!
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Savory Holiday Turkey Rub with Meyer Lemon, Fresh Herbs and Garlic

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

Ingredients:Holiday Turkey

10 ea Dandy Meyer lemons (5 zested)

10 ea cloves Garlic

¼ cup fresh rosemary

¼ cup fresh thyme

1 stick butter

¼ cup Salt

2 pinches of pepper

2 cups turkey stock

Directions:

  1. Prepare oven and cook time to recommendation based on size of turkey used.  Stuff your turkey entirely with Dandy Meyer lemons.
  2. In a medium saucepan melt butter and remove from heat.
  3. Add finely chopped garlic, rosemary, thyme, and Meyer lemon zest to the saucepan.
  4. Let cool – this should form a compound butter.  Rub this paste all over your turkey and salt evenly.
  5. Roast turkey as usual.
  6. Continue basting turkey with juices formed at bottom of roasting pan.  These pan drippings will make an excellent sauce with a sprinkle of some flour and a bit of chicken stock!  Enjoy!
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