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Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning

Katie WellsMar 28, 2012Updated: Jan 3, 2020
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This recipe was born when I wanted to find a way to use my lemon and lime peels from my chicken picatta recipe and other recipes so they wouldn’t go to waste.

I used them in cleaning products some of the time, but I also figured out a way to dry/dehydrate them for food use. I had been using lemon zest or lime zest and salt and pepper on quite a few recipes when I realized I should just pre-mix them and have them ready to go.

Lemon pepper seems to be a polarizing spice, so if it isn’t your thing, check out my other herb and spice blends here.

I didn’t think I liked lemon pepper, until pregnancy cravings made me obsessed with it and the obsession never went away. Perfect on everything, in my opinion, but I like to use this lemon pepper on recipes like these:

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Here’s what I did:

Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning Mix

Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning Recipe

Katie Wells
Homemade lemon pepper seasoning with lemon or lime zest, pepper, and salt is a great addition to fish, chicken, or vegetables.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Spices
Servings 1 cups
Calories 1 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • zest from 4-6 organic lemons OR ½ cup dried lemon zest
  • 6 TBSP ground black pepper OR whole peppercorns if you are using fresh lemon
  • 5 TBSP  Himalayan salt or sea salt

Instructions
 

  • If using fresh lemon zest, thoroughly zest the lemons and spread the fresh lemon out on a baking sheet.
  • Put into the oven on the lowest setting and leave until completely dried. Mine took about 70 minutes.
  • When completely dried, mix with the peppercorns and salt in a food processor until well mixed. If making with pre-dried lemon peel, just mix all ingredients in a food processor until blended.
  • Store in a tightly sealed jar in the cupboard. 

Nutrition

Calories: 1kcalCarbohydrates: 0.4gProtein: 0.1gSodium: 365mgFiber: 0.2g
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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  1. Ari

    January 30, 2016 at 12:21 PM

    5 stars
    Homemade Lemon Pepper Seasoning is the best food for the pregnancy. we want more recipes that help for the pregnancy.

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