Main course
Lime cilantro rice
Easy, delicious lime cilantro rice goes well with salmon, chicken or turkey dishes. Recipe makes 2 cups, ready in half an hour.
Updated at: 2025-07-19
Serve with
Recipe lime cilantro rice
Ingredients
2 persons
✓ Tip: click to check off
Cooking mode
Enable to prevent screen from going to sleep during cooking.
Share this recipe via:
This is what you need
Made by Véronique
Published at 2015-08-20, this recipe is for 2 persons and takes 30 minutes.
Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.
Let's get started
Preparation time
10 minutes
Time cooking
20 minutes
Total time
30 minutes
Preparation - 10 minutes
Use your chef's knife to finely chop the fresh cilantro. Zest the lime so you'll end up with about one teaspoon lime zest. Squeeze the juice from the lime using the juicer into the small bowl.
If you don't have a juicer, you can use your hands instead. Slice the lime in two, then press your fingers firmly into the lime and rotate to squeeze out the juice.
Cooking lime-cilantro rice - 20 minutes
Fill the medium-sized pan with water, place on high-heat and let come to a boil. Stir in a knob of butter and 2 cups of (long-grain) rice into the boiling water. Cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer until the rice becomes tender.
This usually takes up to 20 minutes, be sure to check once in a while. Drain the rice, transfer back into the medium-sized pan and stir in the lime juice, lime zest and chopped cilantro into the cooked rice just before serving.
This lime-cilantro rice side-dish is best served with fatty foods such as pork or duck, enjoy!
What about these delicious recipes?
Would you like to leave a comment?
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked with *
There aren't any comments left behind yet you can be the very first to comment!