Cilantro Lime Rice

HappyVal's Note:

Delicious rice dish......fresh lime juice and cilantro wake up your taste buds....eat alone or with your favorite mexican dishes.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 3.0 cups

• 3 cups of hot cooked rice (long grain recommended, since it does not come out mushy)
• 2 small limes (or 1 large lime)
• 1 lime, zest of (all of one lime)
• 1/2 cup of chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Directions:

1. Once your rice is cooked fluff with fork.
2. Add lime juice, zest, cilantro and salt.
3. Stir well.
4. Serve warm.
5. Enjoy.

Reviews

[jrusk]

This is one of the few recipes that calls for cooked rice and is an awesome way to use leftovers. I used the white and brown rice from my previous chinese dinner and made it into this for my burritos. Chinese to mexican in 5 minutes. I never throw away leftovers so I'm always looking for ways to change them into something new. I added this to my burritos. I still have a little leftover. I plan on adding it to the chicken tortilla soup I made just before serving. The lime and cilantro are supposed to garnishes anyway. As you can see...I LOVE THIS IDEA and we do not waste food :)

[Tee Lee]

What a versatile, flavorful rice! I'm not usually a huge fan of rice, but this really adds a lot of flavor to anything from mexican to chinese dishes.

[forthworthcookie]

Excellent! Agree with the other rave reviews. Would add that I make a little extra and freeze it for a later meal. Works best with long grain brown rice. Also added some leftover diced sauteed mushrooms, onion, and shreded carrot when heating up the next day to make a tasty veggie pilaf.