Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas

Make comfort food fresh, with Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas.  Full of fluffy rice, tart lime, flavorful cilantro and spring-y snow peas.

Spring is coming—hooray!  Between daylight savings time, longer days, and getting our first real thaw in ages, I am almost starting to feel warm.

And it’s changed my food mood completely.

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Instead of craving thick hot stews, I want salads.  Or fresh asparagus. Pastel-colored desserts. Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas.

That rice part began last year, when I did my “year of eating locally.” I decided right then and there that local rice was an amazing substitute for pasta.  Tasty, satisfying and even gluten-free.  With favorites like Brown Rice with Sweet Potatoes and Cranberries and Curried Rice Salad  behind me, it was time for something new.

I watched the planting of the rice in this recipe last spring

I had been seeing recipes for Cilantro Lime Rice all over the internet, but there were snow peas in my refrigerator crying out to be eaten.  Including them would be healthier, satisfy my add-a-veggie goal and take the dish into the realm of spring foods.  

My husband and I liked the new recipe immediately.  But I really knew I had a hit the next day when I searched for the leftovers and realized my daughter had polished it off before heading to school.

The recipe is a little on the small side which I like since I’m always on a diet, but can be easily doubled.  As is, it serves four as a light side—or two as a larger side.

Or two as a big, weird breakfast.

Fluffy and flavorful!

Scroll down for the recipe–or take a look at some other great spring ideas from some of my new blogging friends.

Springtime Side Dish Recipes

• Asparagus Almondine by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Asparagus Leek & Potato Chowder by Delaware Girl Eats
• Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas by Art of Natural Living
• Creamy Asparagus Risotto with Dill by Cheese Curd In Paradise
• Honey Roasted Carrots with Lemon and Herbs by Palatable Pastime
• Kicked Up Coleslaw by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Lemon Parmesan Roasted Asparagus by Sweet Beginnings
• Sautéed Sesame-Soy Fiddlehead Ferns and Asparagus by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Spring Pasta Salad by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Young Asparagus with Lemon Dipping sauce by Our Good Life

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Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas

Make comfort food fresh with Cilantro Lime Rice with Snow Peas.  Full of fluffy rice, tart lime, flavorful cilantro and spring-y snow peas.

Author: Inger

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine International

Servings 4

Calories 266 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• Ingredients
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• ½ onion finely diced
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1 cup white rice or brown
• 1 ¾ cup vegetable or chicken broth adjust for your selected rice if needed
• 1 cup snow peas sliced in half on the diagonal
• ½ cup chopped cilantro

Dressing

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon lime zest
• ½-1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

 

• Heat olive oil, then sauté onion until tender. Add minced garlic and cook another minute.
• Rinse rice then add to the pan with the onion mixture. Sautee a minute or two then add the broth. Cook ]until just tender (about 15 minutes for natural white rice) which will vary based on the rice you chose (see note).
• Add snow pea pieces to the pot of rice then toss to combine. Cover and let the snow peas steam 5 minutes.
• Combine dressing ingredients. Toss with rice, taste and adjust salt. Serve warm or chilled.

Notes

Cooking time will vary depending on the selected rice. For packaged rice, please see the instructions. Natural white rice will take about 15 minutes, natural brown rice may take 30-45.

Nutrition

Calories: 266kcal

I am not a health professional and nutrition data is calculated programatically. Accuracy may vary with product selection, calculator accuracy, etc. Consult a professional for the best information.

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