This easy, flavorful side dish pairs well with any grilled meat. It’s also a perfect compliment to fajitas and tacos!

Servings: 6
Time: 5 minutes

cilantro lime rice in a bowl on a counter

Ingredients:

cooked rice
Spanish olive oil
lime juice
fresh cilantro

Spanish olive oil, rice, cilantro, and limes on a counter

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step 1: Cook your choice of rice according to package. We use Jasmine rice cooked in a rice cooker, but any rice will work for this. Remove cilantro leaves from stem and coarsely chop while rice is cooking.

cilantro leaves being removed from stems by hand

cilantro leaves being coarsely chopped with a chef's knife

Step 2: When rice has finished cooking, place in a bowl. Drizzle oil and lime juice over the top then stir in cilantro until throughly combined. Serve immediately and enjoy!

spanish olive oil being drizzled over top of rice in a bowl

half of a lime being squeezed with a juicer over rice

Tips:

A rice cooker is a great investment if you make a lot of rice. You don’t have to get an expensive one to make fluffy rice at home.
Add a dash of salt when cooking rice, if desired.

Cilantro Lime Rice

This easy, flavorful side dish pairs well with any grilled meat. It’s also a perfect compliment to fajitas and tacos!

Beth

Total Time 5

Servings

Ingredients

4 cups cooked rice
2 tbsp Spanish olive oil
1 lime, juiced (or 1 oz bottled lime juice)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro

Instructions

Cook your choice of rice according to package. We use Jasmine rice cooked in a rice cooker, but any rice will work for this. Remove cilantro leaves from stem and coarsely chop while rice is cooking.
When rice has finished cooking, place in a bowl. Drizzle oil and lime juice over the top then stir in cilantro until throughly combined. Serve immediately and enjoy!

Notes

A rice cooker is a great investment if you make a lot of rice. You don’t have to get an expensive one to make fluffy rice at home.
Add a dash of salt when cooking rice if desired.