I do love lemons and anything lemony wins me over. So I'll introduce you to my new lemon obsession: grilled lemons! As the lemons are grilled they caramelise, and that gives them an added sweetness. Sweet and tart combined. Irresistible flavour! Put them on the grill, let them caramelise, and use them in salads or with grilled foods such as meat, fish or vegetables. They are so, so, good.
Here's how I make grilled lemons:
Ingredients:
lemons, as many as you like
sugar
fresh thyme leaves
salt and pepper
olive oil
Directions:
- Cut the lemons in half and score the surface of each half with an x pattern. Slice off the pointy ends of the lemons so that they can be placed on a plate and not tip over. Gently pick off as many of the pits as you can.
- Place the lemon halves in a bowl and coat them with olive oil, salt and pepper, thyme leaves and a little sugar. Give them a good stir so that they are well covered with all the ingredients.
- Place them on a hot grill and let them cook until they caramelise.
