Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
The recipe is very simple. You can use either canned or presoaked/boiled chickpeas, and you can vary the amounts of garlic and spices to suit your tastes. Once you get the basic recipe down, you can even add more delicious components.
Now that you've made preserved lemons, what to do with them? Here are 3 recipes: Preserved Lemon Caesar, Fetuccini with Roasted Garlic and Preserved Lemon, and my favorite, Preserved Lemon Hummus