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My lemon bars with olive oil and sea salt are softer in texture and more bracing in flavor than the usual citrus treat.
Have I mentioned I’m a sucker for lemon desserts? (Yes, I expect I have.) The first thing I grab when the treats come out is anything tart, tangy and sunshine yellow. This is true yearlong, but especially in winter, when icy weather and gray skies have me seeking brightness wherever I can find it. A batch of glossy lemon bars with olive oil and sea salt with their sweet-sour-salty curd is my SAD lamp — Seasonal Acidic Delight, that is.
The recipe can seem tricky to get just right, but if you bring the curd to a full boil to activate the cornstarch, then chill the batter thoroughly before cutting, you should be good. Unlike the lemon bar recipes that use flour in the topping for stability, these are softer in texture and more bracing in flavor, with the olive oil adding herbal, complex notes that work wonderfully with the citrus.
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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt
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It’s Cookie Week, so even if lemon bars aren’t your personal obsession, we have a thrilling spectrum of sugary, honeyed, nutty, fudgy and frosted new recipes for you here. Let the monthlong sugar high begin!
I know, the sensible adults among us are planning to eat dinner before dessert. For them, er I mean for us, we have Yewande Komolafe’s brilliant skillet chicken with peppers and tomatoes. On the table in about 40 minutes, it’s filled with plenty of wholesome vegetables to absorb the rich chicken drippings. And to hoist that vegetable quotient even higher, while the chicken simmers you can whip up Cybelle Tondu’s punchy, crunchy scrunched cabbage salad with fried almonds and sesame seeds to serve alongside it. It’s a hearty and vivid meal to warm any chilly weeknight.
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