Want more types of crema? Try Avocado Crema, Cilantro Lime Crema, or Chipotle Crema. That’s right: just throw it together with a bowl and a spoon! This is a new favorite way to garnish tacos, tamales, quesadillas, and burrito bowls because it’s so simple and full of flavor. In fact, I may have used the word “obsessed” to describe my relationship with this one. Here’s how it’s done! We love this lime crema recipe even more than cilantro lime crema because you don’t need a blender for the cilantro! It’s slicker and cleaner. You’ll simply mix the following ingredients together in a bowl:
Sour cream or Mexican crema (or Greek yogurt and mayonnaise) Lime juice and lime zest Garlic Salt
Ways to serve lime crema
This lime crema is a great back-pocket recipe because it’s so simple and requires only a handful of ingredients. When we make tacos, the sauce sometimes comes as an afterthought: and we need something quick and easy so we can sit down and eat our meal! That’s where this lime crema comes in. It’s great on: You can find Mexican crema at the grocery store: look near the sour cream and creme fraiche. But it’s sometimes hard to find, so you can also make your own Mexican crema! It’s a fun kitchen DIY that takes 48 hours to thicken. Go to How to Make Mexican Crema.
1 cup sour cream, or ¾ cup Greek yogurt and ¼ cup mayonnaise
Tacos like salmon tacos, shrimp tacos, fish tacos, avocado tacos, or black bean tacos. Quesadillas like quesadillas, quesadillas in the oven or a breakfast quesadilla. Burritos like a breakfast burrito or vegan burrito. Bowl meals like a burrito bowl or rice bowl. Nachos like this nachos recipe. Chili like black bean chili or chili cheese fries. Roasted vegetables like stuffed sweet potatoes or baked sweet potato fries.
More lime recipes
Got a few limes around? Use them to make these tasty lime recipes:
Try zingy fan-favorite cilantro lime dressing. Make a pot of cilantro lime rice. Mix up zingy lime curd to top cakes and waffles, or use extra limes for lime salt. Whip up a pitcher of limeade or lime water.
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