A cure for kumquats

Recipes

• Preserved Kumquats
• Kumquat-Red Pepper Relish
• Spinach Salad with Preserved Kumquat Relish

Preserving lemons with salt, a common practice in the Middle East and North Africa, makes them a powerful seasoning agent. Treated the same, little orange kumquats undergo a similar metamorphosis.

They also become particularly attractive, making a tasteful gift. Use them in any recipe that calls for preserved lemon, or in the simple red pepper relish at right, to serve with chicken, pork, beef, lamb, fish ― or salad.