Lime Archives - Gourmet Traveller

Best lime recipes and recipes with limes. Photo of lime and coconut angel food cake.

Fresh and zesty lime recipes to have on repeat

Add a bright squeeze of fresh lime to these recipes to make them sing.

A plate of seared beef tossed through a palm sugar and coconut slaw.

Seared beef with palm sugar and coconut slaw

A fast, everyday salad recipe that doesn't skimp on flavour.

Blood lime and chilli mud crab

This crab recipe is best eaten outside, with sleeves rolled up, in a drippy finger-licking mess.

Grilled salmon tataki recipe with lime and jalapeño ponzu

Grilled salmon tataki with lime and jalapeño ponzu

Salmon tataki served with diced cucumber, jalapeño slices and chilli oil for an extra kick of heat.

Basil gimlet

Perfect for either solo indulgence on a hot day, or to enjoy with friends, this gimlet recipe uses basil for a fresh finish.

Leche and lime flan with burnt mango

This Filipino leche flan, with lime and burnt mango, tastes like a dense crème caramel.

Oysters two ways, with cucumber-lime dressing and cabbage-ginger tsukemono

Why settle for just one dressing when you can have two?

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free pistachio, lime and coconut cream cake with melon, apple and mint

Talk about a showstopper cake.

Scallop ceviche with mango and avocado salsa

For easy summer entertaining, with minimal fuss.

Amy Chanta and Palisa Anderson’s choo chee pumpkin

Thai-style roasted pumpkin with curry sauce, from the Chat Thai mother-and-daughter duo.

Rice noodle salad with grilled steak, lime and Vietnamese mint

A quick, satisfying meal that punches above its weight in the flavour game.

Louis Tikaram’s mango pudding with lime tapioca and coconut ice-cream

The classic yum cha dessert, with a twist.

Ben Williamson’s harissa chicken, smoked labne and charred lime

The smoke-kissed chook from Brisbane's Agnes restaurant.

Chipotle-roasted chicken with salsa verde

A one-pan dish with endless possibilities.

Caprioska

Possibly the easiest, and most refreshing cocktail, you'll ever make.

Shochu Highball

Pink and green and instantly refreshing.

Amy Chanta’s guide to making larb gai

One of the great salads of the world, larb is quick to prepare, but makes a lasting impression. We have the late and great Amy Chanta to thank for this recipe.

Frozen Thai basil and makrut lime Mojito

Refreshment incoming.

Peach and gin slushie

Say hello to your new favourite summer drink.

Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free and dairy-free raspberry, vanilla and chocolate lamingtons

A diet-inclusive take on the much-loved Australian treat.

Tropical fruit salad with coconut jelly and ginger syrup

Fruit and jelly – a combo that can't be beat.

Jacqui Challinor’s kingfish ceviche with avocado and finger lime

One of the most popular dishes on the Nomad menu, for good reason.

Three Blue Ducks’ barbecued whole fish with lemongrass and lime leaves

This might just be the best way to cook a whole fish.

Gimlet: the best gin cocktail you’ll make all week

Gin, lime, sugar. It doesn't get any easier than this.

Gin and lime tart with confit cumquats

The juniper-ry notes of gin and the tart flavours of lime work beautifully in this boozy dessert.

Rhubarb, lime and coconut slice

It's all about that tang and texture.

Pineapple-Assam agua fresca

The refreshing drink you need for summer.

Grilled prawns with coconut rice and peach sambal

Add a little luxury to your weeknight dinner.

Seafood in hot-and-sour broth

Turn up the heat with this fragrant tom yum-style soup.

Buckwheat-hemp crackers with avocado and finger lime

These crackers are wholesome and moreish, and go well with any dip of your choosing. Here, we’ve paired them with a fresh, zesty smashed avocado.

Cauliflower and egg “fried rice”

A fast and easy way to up your vegetable count.

Grilled pineapple with pineapple granita

La Casita’s grilled pineapple with mulato chilli and pineapple granita

“The mulato chilli adds smoky, chocolate and raisin characters to the honey,” says La Casita chef Josh Lewis. “It’s delicious when brushed over the pineapple and grilled.”

Lauren Eldridge’s no-churn passionfruit ice-cream with lime sherbet and blackberries

The ice-cream is delicious on its own, but transforms into something else when paired with that sherbet.

Louis Tikaram’s Mooloolaba prawn ceviche with green chilli dressing

An ideal summer starter that's all zing and spice.

Michelada

What can be more refreshing than a cold beer on a hot day? Answer: a cold beer with a splash of lime juice and a dash of hot sauce.

Prawn cocktail tower

And that’s a wrap – the perfect self-serve summer dish.

Benny’s Margarita

“Orange is traditionally eaten alongside mezcal, inspiring this variation on the classic Margarita. It’s rich and smoky, with a warming spice-salt rim,” says La Casita bartender Ben Mudge.

Anatomy of a dish: Sunda’s steak with sunrise lime satay

Steak, carrots, curry sauce. This dish from Sunda in Melbourne may sound simple, but it’s anything but. Want to cook like a chef? Time to step up.

Sunda’s fish curry with cucumber salad and coriander chutney

When Sunda's Khanh Nguyen says this is one of the best curries he's had, we need no further convincing.

Spicy prawn and lemongrass sticks

The sambal packs a mighty punch in these spicy prawn sticks, and using lemongrass stalks in place of skewers adds even more flavour.

Ocean trout with watermelon, jalapeno and lime

Ocean trout with watermelon, jalapeño and lime

A crisp summer salad, paired with still-warm roasted ocean trout.

Pink Margarita

Get the party started with this tickled-pink drink.

Mango-lime granita

Mangoes and coconut are a dreamy summer pair. Here we've used them as the base for a granita that then gets a kick from makrut lime leaves and plenty of lime juice.

Grilled chicken and rice noodle salad

A hot and sour dressing adds a sweet and spicy hit to this classic combination of chicken, aromatic herbs and rice noodles.

Fried tortillas with broad beans, feta and lime

Crisp tortillas, creamy feta and avocado, green leaves and dainty edible flowers all dressed up with coriander and lime. Think nachos, but spring-salad style.

Light ‘n’ Stormy

You've heard of the Dark 'n' Stormy, but why not try a cocktail of navy-strength gin with ginger beer and lime?

Crunchy slaw with peanut-lime dressing

Visually stunning, this slaw of red cabbage, kale and beetroot is a great salad to take to parties, picnics and barbecues.

Sugar snap, lime, ricotta and fines herbes salad

"The bulk of this dish can be prepped ahead of time, and who doesn't love sugar snaps?" says Dave Verheul.

Grilled mango sundae

A simple dessert with minimal fuss and maximum flavour.

Sesame kingfish sashimi with ponzu and finger lime

The freshness of this sesame-crusted kingfish sashimi is amplified by a light ponzu dressing and accompanying greens.

Rice noodle bowl with herbs and chilli-lime dressing

To make this bowl even more of a meal, add some cooked prawns, or grilled beef or chicken.

Watermelon and strawberry salad with crushed lime ice

Breakfast or dessert, this fruit salad is a refreshing sugary hit at any time of day.

Passiona granita jellies

Celebrate the passionfruit-flavoured soft drink of your childhood with this refreshing combination of jelly and granita.

Dave Pynt’s Jamaican chicken wings

The secret? Brine the wings first for extra-juicy flesh.

Kylie Kwong’s deep-fried chicken with finger-lime sauce

"Lemon chicken is one dish I don't look back at with nostalgia - there's no love lost there," says Kylie Kwong. "This is my interpretation, which steers well clear of the processed sauces from a jar."

Lime and buttermilk sponge pudding

A speedy update on the classic self-saucing pudding formula.

Gluten-free coconut, macadamia and lime tart with mango

The ultimate make-ahead, no-guilt sweet treat.

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Barbecued sweet soy pork with pineapple salad

This soy pork salad is equally delicious with the pineapple simply chilled rather than barbecued.

Restaurant Hubert’s melon en surprise

Dig in – that frosty layer of coconut sorbet gives way to herby sorrel jelly and sweet mini-spheres of piel de sapo melon.

Christine Manfield’s coconut crab and green mango salad

Christine Manfield's coconut crab and green mango salad- Combine crab and 100ml of dressing in a large bowl and stand for 5 minutes for flavours to mingle.

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Bajan rum punch

A festive Christmas time cocktail from the Bahamas.

Lime and coconut angel food cake with pineapple-gin glaze

If you're after a light cake, this one's for you. A lightly boozy, tangy icing adds a little lusciousness.

Ceviche en carretas

This soupy style of ceviche, found in Ecuador’s coastal regions, is made to order at beachside carts (the carretas).

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Mango and papaya with coconut tapioca and lime syrup

Light, bright and fresh. What more could you want from a summer dessert?

Jerk snapper with pineapple and lime

Lisa Featherby fast recipe for jerk snapper with pineapple and lime.

Pisco, lime and strawberry slushies

Lisa Featherby recipe for pisco, lime and strawberry slushies.

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Rum savarin with coconut cream and pineapple

It's one big tropical party with this rum-soaked savarin, topped with pineapple and coconut cream. Dig in.

Gingerboy’s salt-and-pepper chicken spare ribs with tamarind hot sauce

Chicken spare ribs take a journey through south-east Asia in this fiery, aromatic recipe from Melbourne restaurant Gingerboy.

Chilled watermelon wedges with chilli-lime salt

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for chilled watermelon wedges with chilli-lime salt.

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Yum woon sen (Thai glass noodle salad)

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for glass noodle salad.

Mango and makrut lime bubble tea

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for mango and makrut lime bubble tea.

Tahitian lime pie with passionfruit sorbet

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Tahitian lime pie with passionfruit sorbet from Newmarket, Melbourne.

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Lennox Hastie’s grilled kingfish belly, fennel and grilled finger lime

A brilliant interplay of textures and flavours, courtesy of the Firedoor chef.

Lennox Hastie’s Grilled Watermelon Cooler

An excellent summer time drink.

Lennox Hastie’s Grilled Pisco Sour

An all-time favourite cocktail from the Firedoor chef.

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Thai grilled pork salad with green mango

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for Thai grilled pork salad with green mango.

Nectarine salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for nectarine salad.

Porteño’s ceviche with tiger’s blood

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for ceviche with tiger’s blood by Elvis Abrahanowicz and Ben Milgate.

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Raspberry and vanilla jubes with lime sugar

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Cucumber and gin punch

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for cucumber and gin punch.

Grilled chicken with cucumber, carrot and Asian herb salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for grilled chicken with cucumber, carrot and Asian herb salad.

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Black quinoa with coconut, mango and kaffir lime syrup

A new take on sticky rice with mango.

Trout ceviche and crisp fish skins

Fish with a side of fish – who’d have thought?

Passionfruit, lime and coconut trifle

Summer's calling.

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Ginger cordial with mint, lime and cucumber

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for ginger cordial with mint, lime and cucumber.

Matt Stone’s shredded snapper, lime, coriander and avocado flatbread

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for shredded snapper, lime, coriander and avocado flatbread by Matt Stone from Greenhouse restaurant in Perth.

Peter Kuruvita’s lime pickle

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for lime pickle by Peter Kuruvita from Flying Fish.

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Tropical pops

Like a frosty fruit, only better.

Torrone (Italian nougat)

Chewy, crunchy, and Christmas-ready.

Crab and green mango salad

A light, refreshing appetiser for your next dinner party.

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Watermelon, raspberry and mint vodka cups

A Gourmet Traveller recipe for watermelon, raspberry and mint vodka cups.

Oysters with wasabi nori and lime dressing

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for oysters with wasabi nori and lime dressing

Fried chicken wings with coriander and green chilli

Be warned - these pack a punch.

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Vietnamese lemon grass beef and rice noodle salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Vietnamese lemongrass beef and rice noodle salad