Lemon love...love lemon

Some love lemons, some hate them. Where do you stand? These little jewels are very common and should be included into our diets regularly. Aside from their fabulous taste, they are endowed with a wide range of nutritional benefits.

Lemons are yellow fruits of an acidic nature. Lemon juice is used throughout the world in various cuisines to add flavor and taste to foods.

It contains a very good amount of copper, magnesium, manganese, iron, phosphorous, potassium and calcium. It also has small amounts of zinc and sodium.

Lemon contains excellent levels of vitamin C. It is also a good source of thiamin, vitamin B6, riboflavin and pantothenic acid. Lemon also contain traces of vitamin B2.

Most of the health benefits of lemon can be attributed to the presence Vitamin C. Lemons are good for digestion, cancer, heart diseases, arthritis, boosting immune system, diabetes, liver disorders, infections, dental care, hair care, skin care, and urinary tract infections.

Now, knowing all the above, don't you feel like eating more lemons? Here is a simple yet delicious recipe using the little gems.

Banana-Lemon Pie
Recipe inspired from Raw Rose's book, "Uncooking with RawRose"

3 cups pecans or walnuts (unsoaked)
1 1/2 cups raisins (unsoaked)
4 medium bananas
juice and rind from 1 1/2 medium lemons
poppy seeds, berries, slices of fruit, flowers or sprigs of
mint (optional)

Process nuts in food processor.
Add raisins to the nuts in food processor and process them until the mixture starts to clump together. Press the mixture into a pan.
Grate the lemon rind on top of the nut/raisin crust. Juice lemons into a bowl. Slice bananas into the lemon juice; stir gently to coat the bananas with juice. Spread banana slices/lemon juice on the crust.
Optional: Decorate with poppy seeds, berries, slices of colourful fruit, flowers or sprigs of mint.







Photo credit: Mosaica of RFC