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Preserved Lemon Cilantro Yogurt Sauce

July 10, 2014 by Kimberly Killebrew · 6 Comments

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preserved lemon cilantro yogurt sauce recipe

Fresh and vibrant in flavor, this sauce is fantastic with grilled meats, on burgers, and in wraps!

Here’s a refreshing, versatile sauce that is quick and easy to make.  I originally developed this recipe to accompany some Moroccan-style burgers (recipe coming up, stay tuned!) but found this sauce was so good with such a variety of things that it deserved its own spotlight.

The star of the show in this yogurt sauce is the preserved lemon.  Fresh lemons have a completely different flavor profile, so don’t substitute.  Some additional juice from the preserved lemon jar is used to further enhance that wonderfully mellow lemon flavor.

 

Preserved lemons are so easy to make and once you’ve made and tried them you’ll be so happy you did!  And once you have, just type “preserved lemons” into the search box at the top right this blog and you’ll find several delicious recipes using them.

Click on the link below for the recipe.  Note, it will take at least 3 weeks before they’re done, so plan ahead!

How To Make Preserved Lemons

preserved lemons recipe how to make Moroccan Middle Eastern cooking

For this Preserved Lemon Cilantro Yogurt Sauce and any recipe using preserved lemons, be sure do discard the pulp and thoroughly rinse the peel to remove the excess salt.

Preserved Lemon Chicken prep 9

Finely mince the preserved lemon, chop the cilantro, and combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.  I strongly recommend full-fat Greek yogurt for flavor and consistency.  Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving to give the flavors time to meld.

Preserved Lemon Chicken prep 10

Enjoy!

preserved lemon cilantro yogurt sauce recipe

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Preserved Lemon Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Total time
5 mins
 
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Serves: Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
  • ¼ preserved lemon, pulp discarded, peel thoroughly rinsed and minced
  • 2 teaspoons preserved lemon juice from jar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • ⅛ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl. Refrigerate for at least one hour before using. Serve with grilled meats, on burgers, in wraps, etc.
  2. Will keep in the fridge for up to a week.
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6 Responses

  1. Marley says

    July 25, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    This was delicious and the perfect serving size for 4 people. I didn’t have the preserved lemons so I omitted that and added fresh lemon juice instead.

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    • Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

      July 28, 2021 at 7:36 pm

      Thank you, Marley, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  2. Sandra Sizer says

    May 28, 2015 at 6:46 am

    YUM! But I couldn’t resist adding garlic — which I consider is a food group unto itself — and the result was sublime.

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    • Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

      May 28, 2015 at 7:07 am

      Awesome, Sandra! You can practically never go wrong with garlic :)

      Reply
  3. jesusan says

    July 12, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    Yum! This sounds wonderful. I am so sad that I can’t substitute regular lemon, because I have some chicken to grill that would be perfect with this sauce, but I’m not in a place where I can make the preserved ones… :-( but don’t worry, I’m sure I’ll be making it once we get home again.

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    • Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says

      July 12, 2014 at 10:20 pm

      Thanks, Susan! Preserving the lemons changes the flavor and texture of the lemon peel. You can absolutely use fresh lemon juice (like in tzatziki sauce), it just won’t taste the same, but I wouldn’t use fresh lemon peel – too bitter. By the way, you can make preserved lemons with regular lemons, too, it’s just that Eureka lemons are traditional. Wishing you a safe journey home from wherever you are!

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