Majorca preserved lemon salad

With the thick skin and low bitterness, I turn some of these lemons into preserves. Very handy to use them in salad to add a unique flavor.

 

Majorca preserved lemon salad

1. Cut lemon into quarters, cut each quarter into thin slices.

2. Mix with 1.2% the weight of lemon each of salt and sugar, rest for an hour to soften. 

Majorca preserved lemon

3. Press down well and place in freezer for a day. Defrost, stir to mix well then press down and freeze a second time, defrost again. 

Majorca preserved lemon

4. Drain the juice that came out, then mix with olive oil, put into preserve jars and press well to remove air pockets. Freeze for the last time. This repeated freeze and defrost action help to soften lemon peel in a short time.

5. Defrost and mix salad leaves, e.g. rocket and salicorne.