Lime
A small, tart green citrus. Its juice and zest add zip to tacos, curries, and dressings.
Used for
- tacos
- curries
- dressings
- cocktails
In the kitchen
- Juice.
- Zest.
- Slice.
Picking it at the store
- Heavy for its size means more juice.
- Slightly yielding to a squeeze; avoid very hard limes or ones going yellow.
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