With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner I have been thinking about Mexican food a lot lately. Ever since I used cauliflower ‘rice’ in the chicken fried cauliflower rice I have been contemplating other ways to enjoy it! Of course one of the first things that came to mind was cilantro lime rice, one of my favourite Mexican side dishes, which takes boring old rice and gives it new life by infusing it with a hit of fresh cilantro and lime juice! This cilantro lime cauliflower rice is addictively good and so easy to make! You simply rice the cauliflower, saute it until tender and mix in the cilantro and lime! The next time you are making rice for your Mexican themed meal make some lighter and healthier cilantro lime cauliflower rice instead!
Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice
A light and fresh take on cilantro lime rice that uses riced cauliflower instead of rice!
ingredients
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 lime, juice and zest
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
directions
- Rice the cauliflower by grating it on the larger holes on a grated or in a food processor. (The food processor makes this so quick and easy!)
- Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat, add the cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower rice is tender and slightly golden brown, about 7-10 minutes.
- Mix the lime juice, zest and cilantro into the cauliflower rice and enjoy!
Love this switch up! Cilantro lime rice is always a favorite around here, so i cant wait to try the veggie version!
I love this! I keep seeing cauliflower rice everywhere and really want to try it 🙂
Beyond Borders: It is so easy to make and I am a little obsessed with it! 🙂
We love cauliflower anything and this looks amazing! Love your blog, always great recipes
Having just experienced Chipotle –drool– for the first time a couple months ago (they don't have any in our area) as well as starting a low-carb diet, I am completely delighted to see this! thank you so much!
Simple recipe that looks so good Kevin!
This looks delicious!! We enjoy cauliflower at least once a week and I can't wait to try it!
Aroma trail of cilantro lead me to your blog :D.
Looks delicious, it had my 3 favourite ingredients ~ cilantro, lime and cauliflower… yummy 😀
Sounds like a great combination of flavors! I don't even have to mention it looks great 🙂
I love cauliflower rice! Addition of the cilantro & lime… genius!
Yummy!
This is my first time ever making any kind of cauliflower “rice”; made it for the chicken carnitas burrito bowl recipe for a healthier spin on things. I used lime juice concentrate instead of a fresh lime (none on hand). It was also helpful to use my food processor to make this “rice”. This came out pretty good, and my heads of cauliflower were big enough to make enough of this to last a while. Thanks for sharing.