my lime crema

Southwest, FL
Updated on Apr 13, 2026

My favorite seafood restaurant serves a lime crema with its fried calamari appetizer. It's so darn good, too! I have been wanting to duplicate it. So, this is what I came up with to serve with my shrimp tacos tonight. It's pretty close to what the restaurant serves, I'm pleased!

prep time 5 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 2 cup(s)

Ingredients

  • 15 ounces crema (Mexican-style cream)
  • 1 lime, juice and zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

How To Make my lime crema

  • Step 1
    Pour the crema into a small bowl. Zest the lime and add to the crema. Add the juice from the lime and the garlic powder.
  • I put the mixture back in the bottle.
    Step 2
    Mix well and refrigerate. I poured the mixture back into the crema bottle for easy serving.
  • My shrimp taco with My Lime Crema!
    Step 3
    Very delicious on shrimp tacos!

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Culture: Mexican
Category: Other Sauces
Ingredient: Dairy

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