For one teaspoon of lemon zest substitute two teaspoons of lemon juice. Lime zest is the best 1:1 substitute for lemon zest. You can also substitute orange or grapefruit zest for lemon zest.

And if the recipe calls for both zest and juice, be sure to zest the lemon before you cut it up. It’s not easy to grate the zest off a little wedge of lemon. Trust me. When adding lemon juice to ...