Use it up · Fruits

Limes

Have extra limes? Here’s how to choose, store and prep limes, plus 19 family recipes to use it all up, best matches first.

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🛒 Choosing it

Pick limes that feel heavy and give slightly when squeezed.

🧊 Storing it

Fridge: 2 to 8 weeks
Freezer: 3 to 4 months (juice)

Keep the fridge at 40°F or below and the freezer at 0°F. Freezer times are for best quality; food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe. When in doubt, throw it out. Times from Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

🔪 Prepping it

Squeeze over tacos, rice, soups and fruit; a little zest adds a lot.

🥣 Make it from scratch

Homemade staples that use limes:

Fresh tomato salsa

🌱 Grow it

You can grow your own: citrus. The Food Garden Planner shows how much to plant for your family and when it comes in.

🌱 Plan a garden with it →

📊 Nutrition per 100 g

Lime. 100 g is about 3 1/2 ounces.

Calories	30 kcal	2%
Protein	0.7 g	1%
Total fat	0.2 g	0%
Saturated fat	0.0 g	0%
Total carbohydrate	11 g	4%
Dietary fiber	2.8 g	10%
Total sugars	1.7 g
Sodium	2.0 mg	0%
Calcium	33 mg	3%
Iron	0.6 mg	3%
Potassium	102 mg	2%

% Daily Value for adults (FDA). From USDA FoodData Central 168155 (SR Legacy).

🍽 Recipes that use it up

19 recipes, the ones that use the most limes first.

With a smaller amount

Plan them into your week in the meal planner, or find recipes for two or three things at once with the “What can I make?” picker.

Storage times and buying tips are general guides from the sources below; follow any date or instructions on the package. Cook meat, poultry, fish and eggs to the USDA safe temperatures in each recipe.