This “rice” cooks quickly in a skillet with fresh lime juice, garlic, and butter, tossed with fresh chopped cilantro. Use a food processor to quickly make cauliflower rice, or use a knife to chop pieces as small as you can. Since this side dish is low in protein it’s great paired with a taco bowl or seared garlicky steak.
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice Recipe
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 5 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes
Nutritional Facts: 3g Net Carbs | 126 Calories | 14g Fat | 4g Carbs | 1g Protein | 1g Fiber
Ingredients:
- 3 tbsp ghee or butter
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 3 cups cauliflower, riced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp lime juice + zest of one lime
- ½ cup sliced scallions
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
Steps:
- In a large skillet, melt ghee or butter. Add minced garlic for about 15 seconds until fragrant (careful not to burn), then add cauliflower rice and salt. Mix and cover for about 5 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
- Toss with lime juice, scallions, pepper, and cilantro, and enjoy.
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
This “rice” cooks quickly in a skillet with fresh lime juice, garlic, and butter, tossed with fresh chopped cilantro. Use a food processor to quickly make cauliflower rice, or use a knife to chop pieces as small as you can. Since this side dish is low in protein it’s great paired with a taco bowl or seared garlicky steak.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 cups 1x
- Category: Sides
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp ghee or butter
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 3 cups cauliflower, riced
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp lime juice + zest of one lime
- ½ cup sliced scallions
- 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt ghee or butter. Add minced garlic for about 15 seconds until fragrant (careful not to burn), then add cauliflower rice and salt. Mix and cover for about 5 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
- Toss with lime juice, scallions, pepper, and cilantro, and enjoy.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 126
- Fat: 14g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
Keywords: Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
2 comments
Really glad I tried this recipe, I thought it was very flavorful. So happy too that they made riced cauliflower and have it in the freezer section at my grocery store now, so I’ll be making this a lot more often.
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Lime + Cilantro is probably my top favorite combination. I loved it in this cauliflower rice, would have never thought about doing that combination. Bravo!
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