Homemade Lemon Pepper 1

Homemade Lemon Pepper

The next time you make lemonade, why not get the most out of those lemons? Did you know, farm to fork, America throws away 40% of the food grown in this country? And consumers are the biggest wasters. By making lemon pepper when you use large batches of citrus, you can greatly reduce your footprint.
A Jerry James Stone Recipe

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Food Waste, Yellow

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lemons
  • â…“ cup peppercorns
  • ¼ cup sea salt
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Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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Instructions

  • Wash, dry, and zest the five lemons. You should have around 1/4 cup zest.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer the lemon zest to the baking sheet. Add the 1/3 cup peppercorns to the zest. I did a mix of black and pink peppercorns. Any mix will do. FACT: Pink peppercorns are not true peppercorns, such as green, white, and black peppercorns. They are harvested from the Brazilian pepper tree and marketed as "peppercorns" because of the similarities in shape and size.
  • Spread out the zest and peppercorns to an even layer, then bake in your oven on the lowest setting, until the zest is completely dried out. This will vary due how wet the zest is and the temperature range of your oven. Mine took about 40 minutes at 170 degrees F.
  • Grind up the peppercorn-zest mixture in a spice grinder. I like mine a bit coarse.
  • Transfer the ground up mixture along with 1/4 cup salt to a small mason jar, shake, and enjoy. You may want to add half of the salt and taste. Adjust accordingly.
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