Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt

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Lemon Bars With Olive Oil and Sea Salt

Traditional lemon bars balance the tangy sweetness of lemon curd with a rich shortbread crust. This recipe adds extra notes of flavor to the mix: the compelling bitterness of good olive oil and a touch of sea salt sprinkled on top.

These have everything you want in a lemon bar. They have tangy lemon curd on top, a buttery shortbread crust, but with the added addition of olive oil in the curd which makes it a little bit bitter. You want to choose an olive oil with personality for this recipe. To be a little peppery, to be a little bit herbal and that way it can round out the tanginess and the sweetness of the curd. Then, once it’s cooled — this is important — put it in the fridge. These bars are best served cold.

Traditional lemon bars balance the tangy sweetness of lemon curd with a rich shortbread crust. This recipe adds extra notes of flavor to the mix: the compelling bitterness of good olive oil and a touch of sea salt sprinkled on top.

May 19, 2026