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    Home » Recipes » Recipes for Side Dishes

    Coconut Lime Rice with Cilantro & Black Beans

    Published: Jun 3, 2020 · Modified: May 25, 2024 by Cristina · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

    This coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans is the perfect summer side dish that's ready in 15 minutes with only 5 minutes of prep. You can also make it a meal with a few yummy additions like jalapeños, radishes, and avocado.

    Other tropical recipes:

    • Jamaican Beef Patties
    • Coconut Lime Rice with Coconut Curry Tuna Steaks
    • Easy Mango Salsa in 10 Minutes or Less
    • Baked Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa & White Lightning Sauce
    • Jamaican Jerk Chicken
    • Jamaican Rice & Peas

    I've made it my mission over the past few weeks to prepare meals that are big on flavour but low on effort. By tapping into these amazing summer flavours, it's so easy to prepare and serve meals that are exciting and so fast you'll barely feel the prep.

    coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

    This coconut lime rice has so much flavour from just a few ingredients.

    • ½ can coconut milk
    • 1.5 cups of water
    • 1 cup of short or medium grain white rice (you can also use brown)
    • zest of 1 lime
    • 1 teaspoon of ground coriander
    • 1.5 teaspoons of salt
    • 1 small can of black beans
    • About 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro + more for garnish
    Preparing coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans
    Preparing coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans
    Preparing coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

    Toss the rice, coconut milk, water, lime zest, coriander and salt  in a pot and bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes or until cooked.

    Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes before adding the black beans - mostly so they don't stain the rice.

    coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

    Serving coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans

    The fresh summer flavours in this coconut lime rice pair really nicely with a lot of different ingredients so you can make a complete meal that's exciting and bursting with flavour.

    Eat it as a meal

    This rice makes a great meal on it's own. Since it already has rice and beans, carb and protein are done ✅

    Add avocado, thinly sliced red onion, radishes, and jalapeños, peppers, or vegetables like broccoli or peppers.

    Serve it as a side dish

    This rice makes a great side dish for a protein of your choice. Rub a few chicken thighs with mashed garlic, lime juice, salt, and oil then roast - perfect low effort protein.

    You could also up the ante on flavour and make a sweet and spicy coconut curry sauce to serve over either seafood like the seared tuna steaks below, chicken, or black bean patties. See the recipe for Coconut Curry Tuna Steaks.

    Seared tuna steaks with creamy coconut curry sauce and cilantro lime rice

    Recipe

    This coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans is the perfect summer side dish that’s ready in 15 minutes with only 5 minutes of prep. Make it a meal with a few yummy additions like jalapenos, radishes, and avocado.
    5 from 5 votes

    Coconut Lime Rice with Cilantro & Black Beans

    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, Carribbean
    Beans, Rice
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 352kcal
    This coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans is the perfect summer side dish that's ready in 15 minutes with only 5 minutes of prep. Make it a meal with a few yummy additions like jalapenos, radishes, and avocado.
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    Ingredients

    • 1 cup white rice ideally short or medium grain
    • 1 small can black beans
    • ½ can coconut milk
    • 1.5 cups water
    • 1 lime zest
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1.5 teaspoons salt
    • 4 tablespoons fresh cilantro divided for cooking and for garnish

    Instructions

    • Toss the rice, coconut milk, water, lime zest, coriander and salt  in a pot and bring to a boil.
    • Reduce heat and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes or until cooked.
    • Remove from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes before adding the black beans - mostly so they don't stain the rice. Stir until combined.
    • Garnish with remaining fresh chopped cilantro.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 886mg | Potassium: 406mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg

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    1. Tim

      December 03, 2020 at 2:02 pm

      5 stars
      nice recipe

      Reply
    2. Natty Smith

      December 03, 2020 at 8:25 pm

      5 stars
      This simple reciple is packed with flavor and so refreshing. Makes me feel like I'm in the tropics even in the dead of winter.

      Reply
      • Cristina

        December 03, 2020 at 8:29 pm

        Thank you for the nice comment Natalie 🙂

        Reply
    3. Ty

      October 11, 2021 at 12:45 am

      5 stars
      Great, creative, yet simple combo. Just exploring your contributions, but so far loving them. Enough to subscribe to the site, which I didn't know before this came up on my search. Happy to be in the loop!

      Reply
      • Cristina

        January 30, 2023 at 12:12 pm

        Thanks so much for the lovely words 🙂

        Reply
    4. Kim

      May 24, 2024 at 10:19 pm

      How many servings do you get from this recipe?

      Reply
      • Cristina

        May 25, 2024 at 8:43 am

        Hi Kim. The recipe makes 4 servings of approximately 3/4 cup each. Hope that helps!

        Reply

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