Cilantro Lime Rice

So I am slowly building up the ingredients to make my own burrito bowl.  So far we have made some kick butt salsa and guacamole.  Next in line is the cilantro lime rice.  I have tried this a bunch of different ways, but this is my favorite.  It uses lime zest and lime juice.  Make sure to zest the limes before juicing.  Learned that the hard way. This recipe does a great job recreating the cilantro lime rice from the burrito chains.  This makes enough for 4 burrito bowls.

Cilantro Lime Rice

Cook the 2 cups of rice.  I prefer to use a rice cooker.  Takes all of the work out of making rice.

Wash and then finely chop the Cilantro.  The finer the better.

Next zest the limes and then juice the limes.  Make sure to do it in that order.  It is super hard (almost impossible) to zest a lime after it has been juiced.

Pour the rice into a large bowl.  Fluff it with a fork and then add the juice, zest, cilantro and salt.

Mix really well and then set aside to mingle for a minute or two.

Serve.

Rex

Cilantro Lime Rice

Cilantro Lime Rice like they make at those burrito restaurants!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/4 cup cilantro diced
• 1 tbs lime zest roughly 1 lime
• 2 limes juiced
• 1 tsp salt

Method

 

1. Cook the 2 cups of rice. I prefer to use a rice cooker. Takes all of the work out of making rice.
2. Wash and then finely chop the Cilantro. The finer the better.
3. Next zest the limes and then juice the limes. Make sure to do it in that order. It is super hard (almost impossible) to zest a lime after it has been juiced.
4. Pour the rice into a large bowl. Fluff it with a fork and then add the juice, zest, cilantro and salt.
5. Mix really well and then set aside to mingle for a minute or two.
6. Serve.

This is a great side dish and the perfect base for making burrito bowls.