Snack

Chilli and Lime Popcorn

Name: Chilli and Lime Popcorn
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 25 g Popcorn kernels; 1 tsp (5 g) Rapeseed oil; Half a lime Lime juice; Half a tsp Chilli powder; A pinch Salt

Twenty-five grams of kernels popped in rapeseed oil and hit with lime juice, chilli powder and salt. No nuts, no sesame, 141 kcal.

Calories: 141kcal
Protein: 3g
Fat: 6g
Carbs: 18g

Per serving, makes 1. 5 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

None of the fourteen declared allergens is in the ingredient list as written.

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Chilli and Lime Popcorn, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Chilli and Lime Popcorn

Ingredients 1 to 5 for chilli and lime popcorn arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 5. 25 g Popcorn kernels (Dry weight, before popping. Popped in a pan with no oil.). 1 tsp (5 g) Rapeseed oil. Half a lime Lime juice. Half a tsp Chilli powder. A pinch Salt

Chilli and Lime Popcorn, preparation step 1: Heat the oil in a large lidded pan over medium-high heat, add the kernels, cover and shake until the popping slows to a stop. — Step 1. Heat the oil in a large lidded pan over medium-high heat, add the kernels, cover and shake until the popping slows to a stop.

Chilli and Lime Popcorn, preparation step 2: Tip into a bowl and squeeze the lime over from a height so it mists rather than pools. — Step 2. Tip into a bowl and squeeze the lime over from a height so it mists rather than pools.

The finished chilli and lime popcorn. — Step 3. Toss with the chilli powder and salt and eat within ten minutes, before the lime softens it.

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Ingredients

Popcorn kernels25 g
Dry weight, before popping. Popped in a pan with no oil.
Rapeseed oil1 tsp (5 g)
Lime juiceHalf a lime
Chilli powderHalf a tsp
SaltA pinch

Method

Heat the oil in a large lidded pan over medium-high heat, add the kernels, cover and shake until the popping slows to a stop.
Tip into a bowl and squeeze the lime over from a height so it mists rather than pools.
Toss with the chilli powder and salt and eat within ten minutes, before the lime softens it.

Worth knowing

Lime on popcorn goes soggy if you wait. Squeeze it, shake it, eat it.
Twenty-five grams of kernels for 141 kcal, and a third of that is the oil. Popped dry it drops by 45.

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