Pickled lemon with garlic - an unusual recipe for preparing for the winter

They will last in the refrigerator all winter. The simplicity of preparation will not cause difficulties, even for young housewives.

Preparing pickled lemons will require:

• 3 large spoons of sugar;

• 3 large lemons;

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice;

• 1 medium sized head of garlic.

Also, this unusual homemade recipe will require the use of a large spoon of paprika, 0.5 cups of olive oil, and coarse salt to taste.

How to pickle lemons with garlic

To begin, rinse the citrus fruits with hot water and cut them into even slices no more than 5 mm thick.

Then, peel the garlic and cut it into small slices as in the photo.

Now, layer the lemon slices into the jar. Sprinkle salt and paprika on them, then put pieces of garlic, and sprinkle a little sugar on top. In this sequence, lay out all the components layer by layer until the jar is completely filled.

Finally, all that remains is to fill the contents of the jar with olive oil and lemon juice. After that, close the jar with a nylon lid and put it in the refrigerator for a day.You can compress the contents a little by placing a weight of suitable size on top.

Using this step-by-step recipe, it will not be difficult to prepare an unusual preparation at home. Just 15 minutes of preparation and a savory addition to fried fish, falafel or shish kebab is ready! You can store such delicious, piquant pickled lemons in the refrigerator for quite a long time and use them at the right time.