How to: Zest and Juice Lemons, Limes and Oranges

Lemons, Limes and Oranges are great to use in lots of dishes, both main meals and puddings. The fresh juice is full of Vitamin C and therefore very good for you.

TIP: If zesting try to buy UNWAXED fruits. (See note at bottom of recipe)

Small Sharp Knife - Green Chopping Board - Sieve - Grater - Small Bowl/Jug Zester (Optional) - Juice Press (Optional)

1. Tip: Before attempting 2. The zest is just the bright 3. ZESTING: to juice lemons, limes or coloured outside of the Removing the zest needs oranges press down and roll skin…..not the bitter white to be done before juicing. them a few times across a pith underneath. chopping board. Wash UNWAXED fruit under Using the zest adds so running cold water for a few This will help to soften them much flavour - much seconds. and therefore remove more than just the juice. even more juice. Dry with a piece of kitchen roll.

4. One way to remove 5. The grater gives you 6. Most of the zest will be left the zest is to use a grater. really fine pieces of zest. inside the grater.

Press down and rub the Use a knife to gently scrape outside of the fruit onto the this out. area of the grater with the finest holes. The zest is ready to use in your recipe. Lemons and Limes - Page 2

7. Another way of 8. Press the top of the zester 9. If the strips of zest are removing the zest from the firmly against the outside of quite long chop them up fruit is to use a zester like the lemon, lime or orange, smaller with a sharp knife. this. pull down, scraping the zest off in ‘ribbons’. The zest is now ready to use in your recipe.

10. JUICING: 11. Place one half onto the 12. Pour the juice into a juice press. Squeeze and small bowl or jug. Place the lemon or lime twist until all the juice on a chopping board. has been removed. Throw away any pips that find their way in with Use a sharp knife to the juice. cut it in half.

13. If you don’t have a juicer 14. As limes are smaller 15. You can also buy bottled place a sieve over a bowl, to you will get much less juice Lemon Juice and Lime Juice. catch any pips. from them. Although very convenient Now just squeeze and twist The juice is ready to use nothing beats the flavour of the lemon/lime/orange with in your recipe. freshly squeezed juice! your fingers.

If you are needing to remove the zest and are unable to find UNWAXED fruits, scrub them first under hot water to remove the wax. 105