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This creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce is loaded up with fresh garlic, cilantro and tart lime juice. This sauce is perfectly cold and tangy for drizzling on tacos, nachos, burritos and salads.
Cooling and Creamy
When the spice level is hitting the roof in your Tex Mex dishes, this cold, creamy cilantro lime sauce comes to the rescue!
Use this sauce to drizzle on tacos, burritos, nachos..basically anything and everything. The coldness cuts through the heat to give just the right amount of relief.
Uses for This Sauce
- Topping for tacos: carnitas, carne asada, Mexican brisket, shrimp.
- Salad Dressing: this sauce is a great dressing, one of my favorites is to take some shredded cabbage, some shrimp cooked in taco seasoning, and use this sauce as the dressing!
- Dipping Sauce: serve up alongside of some Mexican Grilled Chicken, or some Chile Lime French Fries.
Cilantro Lime Sauce
This cilantro lime sauce is the kind of thing you make once and then immediately start putting on everything. It's creamy, tangy, garlicky, herb-packed, and just the right amount of acid thanks to fresh lime juice And honestly? It’s one of those sauces that makes even the simplest meals taste restaurant-level.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse until combined and cilantro is blended, no large leaves remain.
- Pulse until combined and cilantro is blended, no large leaves remain.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Equipment
Notes
Tips for Best Flavor
Storage Tips
Use It On
- Use fresh lime juice – Bottled doesn’t taste the same.
- Keep the cilantro stems! They blend well and add lots of flavor.
- Let it chill – 30 minutes in the fridge lets flavors really come together.
- Adjust to taste – Add more lime for tang, jalapeño for heat, or salt to bring it all together.
Storage Tips
- Fridge: Store in a sealed jar for up to 1 week.
- Freezer: Freeze in small portions (ice cube trays work great!) for up to 1 month. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
- Spicy: Add some jalapeño for a bit of heat.
- Dairy-free: Use a dairy-free yogurt or sour cream alternative.
- Thinner consistency: Add a splash of milk until pourable.
Use It On
- Tacos, burrito bowls, quesadillas
- Grilled meats or shrimp
- Salads (thin it out into a dressing)
- Veggie trays or as a chip dip
Nutrition
Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 41mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 224IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Can you use dried cilantro?
Wonderful! 😋
Yay!! So glad you liked them Sam! It’s great for veggies too as a dip!