Recipes With Lime
Got lime on hand? Here are 90 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first. Showing 60 of 90.

Fajitas
Chicken · Mexican

Chicken Fajitas
Chicken

Beef Fajitas
Beef

Sambal Oelek
Vegan · Indonesian

Arnhemse meisjes
Dessert

Pollo a la Brasa
Chicken · Peruvian

Leblebi Soup
Vegetarian · Tunisian

Key Lime Pie
Dessert · United States

Coconut Chicken
Chicken

Thai pumpkin soup
Vegetarian · Thai

Guacamole I
Vegan

Guacamole II
Vegan

Guacamole Dip
Vegetarian

Guacamole III
Vegan

Red curry chicken kebabs
Chicken · Thai

Thai-style steamed fish
Seafood · Thai

Thai Fried Rice
Seafood · Thai

Black Bean Soup
Vegan

Beef Banh Mi Bowls with Sriracha Mayo, Carrot & Pickled Cucumber
Beef · Vietnamese

Salsa (Fermented)
Vegan

Grilled Salmon with Mango Salsa
Seafood

Carne Asada
Beef · Mexican

Guacamole
Starter · Mexican

Papa a la Huancaína
Starter · Peruvian

Tortilla Soup
Chicken

Brown Stew Chicken
Chicken · Jamaican

Purple sprouting broccoli tempura with nuoc cham
Miscellaneous · Vietnamese

Avocado dip with new potatoes
Vegetarian · Australian

Breadfruit in Butter Sauce Recipe
Dessert

Steak Tacos
Beef

BEEF LOK LAK (Lok Lak Sach Ko)
Beef

Lemongrass beef stew with noodles
Beef · Thai

Thai pork & peanut curry
Pork · Thai

Salmon Avocado Salad
Seafood · British

Escovitch Fish
Seafood · Jamaican

Salmon noodle wraps
Seafood · Vietnamese

Chipotle Fried Chicken
Chicken

Thai Green Curry with Chicken
Chicken

Green Chicken Curry with Coconut Milk
Chicken

Laksa King Prawn Noodles
Seafood · Malaysian

Satay Ayam
Chicken · Indonesian

Corn on the cob with lime, green chilli and coconut butter
Side

Thai green chicken soup
Chicken · Thai

Pozole
Pork · Mexican

Chicken Satay
Chicken · Thai

BBQ Pork Sloppy Joes
Pork · United States

Spicy Thai prawn noodles
Seafood · Thai

Thai coconut & veg broth
Vegetarian · Thai

Prawn stir-fry
Seafood · Thai

Khao Soi
Pasta · Thai

Ceviche
Seafood · Peruvian

Jerk chicken with rice & peas
Chicken · Jamaican

Causa Limeña
Chicken · Peruvian

Tangy carrot, cabbage & onion salad
Vegetarian · Vietnamese

Bangladeshi fish curry with daikon
Seafood

Atama Soup
Beef

Spicy Chicken Stew
Chicken

Chickpea Fajitas
Vegetarian · Mexican

Soto Ayam
Chicken · Indonesian

Beef Rendang
Beef · Malaysian
Pairs well with
Garlic Cilantro Onion Fish Sauce Chile Pepper Salad Oil Chicken Coconut Milk
Storing & using Lime
Ripen at room temperature, then refrigerate to slow things down once ripe. Out of Lime? lemon is a common swap (1:1).
Lime recipe FAQs
What can I make with just lime?
Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on garlic or a few everyday staples alongside it.
What goes well with lime?
Garlic, Cilantro, Onion, Fish Sauce, Chile Pepper are the most common pairings in our recipes.
How do I find recipes for lime plus what else I have?
Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add lime plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.