Lemon Mussels Gremolata Recipe

Homegrown Lemon is Great with Seafood

If you are growing a lemon tree indoors and wondering what you will do with your homegrown lemons, here’s a recipe I love and included in my book Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t: Lemon Mussels Gremolata.

Thanks to author, storyteller, and chef Signe Langford for sharing this recipe.

And if you’re a gardener, keep in mind that a potted lemon tree is a great addition to the garden. As well as fresh lemons, you get fragrant flowers, and flavour-packed leaves that are very useful in the kitchen!

Lemons: A Perfect Patio Plant

Lemon trees are more cold-tolerant than many people realize, which makes them an ideal potted plant for decks, patios, balconies, and gardens in northern climates. That’s because the cold-tolerance means there are many ways to overwinter lemon trees.

You don’t need a greenhouse or a bright south-facing window indoors!

As well as the fruit, if you grow lemon you will get deliciously fragrant flowers and very aromatic leaves that you can use to flavour all sorts of dishes (I love wrapping lemon leaves around a firm cheese and grilling on the BBQ!)

Read about why lemons are a great choice for northern gardens

6 Reasons to Grow a Lemon Tree in a Cold Climate

Read about how cold lemon trees can get over the winter

Find out more about my book Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t

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More Lemon Resources

Book: How to Grow a Lemon Tree in a Cold Climate

 

Course: Grow Lemons

Keep Your Lemon Tree Through the Winter

And enjoy fresh homegrown lemons!

Steven Biggs - Lemon Expert

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a University of Guelph-trained horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author.

His fascination with citrus took off in 1993, while working at a nursery with the UK National Collection of citrus.

He’s the author of the award-winning book Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t, which is about growing lemons in cold climates.

When not in the garden, you might catch him interviewing citrus experts for his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast.

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