IF & WHEN Preserved Lemon - Your Kitchen Secret Weapon

15% of Sales for Wildfire Relief

We partner with family-owned organic farms in California to source imperfect Meyer lemons, curing and barrel-aging them nearby to reduce waste and lower our carbon footprint.

While our barrels in Santa Cruz and Sonoma are safe, many of our retailers, farmers and customers in Southern California have been directly impacted by the fires.

Through January 18, 15% of every sale of If & When will be donated to World Central Kitchen to provide free, fresh meals to first responders and evacuees. Firefighters are working 40-hour shifts. We want to help feed them.

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Save time. Eliminate ingredients. Give back.

Bay Leaf Preserved Lemon is the unsung hero of many a soup, stock, salad dressing and cream sauce.

Add 2-3 TBS under and over the skin an hour before roasting a whole chicken. The longer preserved lemon rests on raw meat or fish, the less you need.

This week we're donating 15% of all sales to World Central Kitchen to feed first responders and evacuees in Southern California.

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@TSnow52

Our new favorite foundation of flavor...we're adding a little to just about everything.

Miracle Plum - Santa Rosa, CA

Thanks for making such an awesome product! Giving some as gifts!

Susan - Sterling, VA

I bought this and it is AMAZING!

Noor - Pasadena, CA

Short cut to big flavor.

Preserved lemon is a tradition of Moroccan and Middle Eastern cooking, a balance of salty and tart.

We cure California Meyer lemons with a signature blend of spices including Tellicherry peppercorn, allspice and cinnamon to make a rich, fragrant paste as suitable a marinade for raw meat as it is a mixer for margaritas.

Spoonable in one step. No tagine required.

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If you're looking to elevate your dishes with minimal effort, If & When's Moroccan Preserved Meyer Lemon Paste is a must-have.

Chef Jeremy Fall, Dinner Party newsletter

Spoonable. Spreadable.

Our Cumin Garlic blend brings a warm, distinct flavor to everyday foods from rice (add before boiling and at the finish) to guacamole (the only ingredient you need).

It's a short cut to Asian flavors: add equal parts Cumin Preserved Lemon to miso paste + a dash of sesame oil to create a base for marinades and dressings.

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My workhorse, especially when dark, leafy greens are involved.

Ceji Johnson, @cejijo

Hacks & Hints

Rub Preserved Meyer Lemon Paste on meat and fish before grilling, vegetables before roasting.

It's the base for soups, dressings and marinades; and an essential baking and cocktail ingredient that moonlights as a cheese pairing.

"I use it the lazy way. I put a dollop of it on the side of just about everything. Tonight was a piece of roasted salmon." - Teresa

Recipes

I used the paste to make pesto to layer over pan-fried salmon cutlets...bloody delicious!!

-Alf, Sydney

If & When is my new favorite with the grill.

- Kevin, Vallejo, CA

I baked chicken with the Bay Leaf Preserved Lemon + spice and loved it, so did my wife and her mom!

- Monte Schmidt , Riverside, CA

Salt Cured | Barrel Aged | Hand Blended

Chef-turned-winemaker Nick Sansone sat next to Carla DeLuca, an everyday cook, at dinner in Sonoma, California. By dessert, the first Preserved Meyer Lemon Paste was born.

"Culinary genius." - World Spice, Seattle

FAQ's

So much easier than using whole preserved lemons - this could be your new kitchen secret weapon.

Melissa Joulwan's "Well Fed" newsletter

GAME CHANGER for our meals!!!

Dana (@skullet05)

I love supporting a small company that makes a quality product and has great customer service.

Danielle - Rosemount, MN

Thank you for my new favorite condiment!!!

Vanessa (@nessas_joy)

It's so simple and adds such great flavor.

Stephanie - Camp Hill, PA