Cilantro Lime Rice
Rice cooked with lime juice and cilantro gave this 4 ingredient healthy side dish an amazing taste! Although I used Jasmine Rice with my dish, you can use any type of rice that is your favorite.
Ingredients
Cut the limes in half and squeeze
the juice from them.
Pour the lime juice into a
2 cup measuring cup.
Add enough water to equal 2 cups.
Pour the water with juice into a small pan
and bring to a boil over medium heat.
Once it boils add the rice and stir.
Add the cilantro and stir.
Cover and reduce heat to a low simmer
cooking for 15 minutes or until desired
tenderness then place in a bowl and serve.
Cilantro Lime Rice
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Ingredients
- 2 limes
- 1 cup rice
- water
- 1 cup cilantro leaves loosely packed
Directions
- Slice the limes in half. Squeeze out all the juice you can from them. Add the juice to a 2 cup measuring cup.
- Add water to the lime juice to equal 2 cups.
- In a small pan with a lid, add the water with juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the rice and cilantro to the boiling water and stir. Cover and reduce heat to a low simmer. Cook for 15 minutes or until your desired tenderness.
- Place in a serving bowl and enjoy.
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Categories: Fruit, Rice, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
We cook Jasmine rice with Coconut milk, but this sounds like a really good alternative for the warmer months… Yum!
What a great idea! I never thought of using coconut milk! Thank you!!!
Really? That surprises me. Yep! Coconut milk in lieu of water. Jasmine is our favorite rice too!
I like to make it with chicken or beef broth. Adds so much flavor as I’m sure the coconut milk does!
We always have this with our crock pot roast…
Nice combination!
Two things i would like with my rice as a flavour.
Tomorrow I will post what I did with it! Thanks!
Great
Wonderful rice dish! Love the beautiful aroma of lime & cilantro.
Oh yes Megala the aroma was wonderful! Thank you so much!
Wow, this looks like something that I would love to try!❤️❤️
It is very easy and tomorrow I will post what I made it for. Thanks!
Looking forward to it.. 🙂
I love cilantro lime rice but never thought to make it, sounds so easy I have to try it!
Oh yes it is very easy. Definitely give it a try.
I just had my baby 6weeks ago and I wouldn’t mind you sharing awesome recipes n delicacies for nursing mother 😊😊 looking forward to it and I love your blog so much. Always looking forward to a new posts always…
Congratulations on your baby! It is a love like you never knew existed! I have a lot of recipes in my files and post every day. I hope you find some you will love. Thank you so much!💕
Okay. I will be busy checking out your blog today. Thanks
Different! 👍🏻
If you like lime you will love it.
My mouth was watering reading this literally, citrus does that to me. This will be a definite addition to my next curry. Looking forward to seeing what you cooked with it
Thank you Chris! My husband gets credit for this one and tomorrows recipe.
Yum Diane!
Thanks Jennifer!
Never would have thought of pairing lime with rice – I’ve never had cilantro before.
I put cilantro in my homemade salsa. It tastes like parsley but a bit more harsher of a flavor.
I am impressed you make homemade salsa. I just bought some recently as I had not had it in years and was craving it.
That must be so fresh and tasty
Yes it was! The lime infuses into to rice making it so good. Thank you Nisha!
Yum! One of my favorites
We try this often and it does taste yummy!
Yes a nice refreshing lime taste and rice is great no matter what you put with it!
Cilantro Coconut Milk Rice any day for me! (Royal Basmati Rice)! I will definitely give Cilantro Lime Rice a shot! Sounds and looks yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for your kind words Doris! You are very welcome!
I’ve been in a bit of a rut with making the same couple types of rice, so I’ll have to change it up with this! Thanks for sharing, Diane! I am always so inspired by your posts. Can’t wait to go to the store!
If you love lime, you will like this one Mackenzie!
I love cilantro! Especially on a stir fry! 💕
I love it in my homemade salsa too.
Great idea!!
I’ve made this before because I really liked chipotle’s lime rice. It turned out delicious
Isn’t it amazing something so easy can taste so good!
You’re re really making an impact on my limited cooking imagination with this blog – another tasty dish to try!
Hahaha glad to help. You may just start painting the food you make! Thanks Jo!
This sounds like an interesting recipe! We make lemon rice too but in a little different way by tempering oil with nuts and spices and adding lime juice to it before mixing into cooked rice 🙂 They both might taste different I guess.
Yes they sure would. Your addition of oil and nuts sounds wonderful!
Thank you!
Oh this sounds delicious!!!
It was and so simple to make! Thank you!
Yum! I love everything about this recipe. Thank you, Diane.
You’re welcome Kellye!