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About This Recipe
Bold statement, but this healthy cilantro lime sauce may very well be my favorite sauce to date! The flavor is absolutely on point. It’s so creamy and bursting with freshness. A little tangy with some honey to balance it out. The ultimate flavor maker that goes good on so much!
And it’s so much easier to make than you think. Made with simple ingredients (you may already have in your fridge!) and since we’re blending it all up you can just keep all the tender stems of the cilantro on. 5 minutes of prep and I promise you’ll be so glad to have this as a flavor maker all week!
If you like this sauce you might also like my healthy lemon dill sauce, tzatziki, skinny burger sauce. Or check out all my lightened up, healthy sauces and dressings while you’re here!
Why You’ll Love This Healthy Cilantro Lime Sauce
- The best combination of fresh flavors in a creamy dressing!
- Ultimate flavor maker. Easiest way to add so much extra flavor to savory dishes.
- Perfect for tacos, wraps, salads, bowls, honestly ANYTHING!
- 5 minutes to prep! Just throw everything in the blender (totally cool to throw the tender cilantro stems in too)
- Lower in calories and made with simple, easy-to-find ingredients!
- Greek Yogurt – plain Greek yogurt adds creaminess and protein! You can also use sour cream.
- Mayonnaise – I used light mayo. Any mayonnaise would work. I must say, I do enjoy the addition and extra level of tang the mayo brings. Even if you aren’t a huge mayo person I swear you can’t taste it!
- Cilantro – make sure to smell it before you buy it so you know it’s good and FRESH!
- Lime juice – for the best quality sauce use freshly squeezed lime juice
- Honey – to take the bite out of the yogurt and give this healthy cilantro lime sauce a more balanced taste. You can sub with brown sugar, agave or maple syrup.
- Seasonings – I used garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Feel free to add in anything else that sounds yummy!
- To make dairy-free: use dairy-free Greek yogurt or all mayo instead
- Onion punch! Add some red onions or green onions to the food processor for another punch of flavor. Onions can also help thicken the sauce.
- Citrus punch! Add a splash of orange juice in addition to or in place of the lime juice for a fun citrus twist!
How To Make
The full printable recipe is below, but let me walk you through the process so you know what to expect when you’re making it!
1. Add all of the cilantro lime sauce ingredients to a food process or blender
2. Blend until combined. Taste and add any additional salt, garlic powder, honey, etc., as needed.
How To Use This Cilantro Lime Sauce
Any time we have this sauce on hand I’m always finding new ways to enjoy it! It’s so good on so much!
- Tacos: chicken tacos, steak tacos, fish tacos, any tacos! Especially these blackened mahi mahi tacos.
- Fajitas: the best way to level up fajita night! Try these easy sheet pan shrimp fajitas.
- Roasted vegetables: this sauce is so great to add to vegetables to make them instantly so much better. I love it with these roasted cauliflower and carrots and green beans
- Chicken: boring chicken who? Not no more! So good with some crispy baked chicken nuggets
- Marinades: also works amazing as a chicken marinade for grilling!!
- Salads: this creamy flavor packed sauce also makes a fantastic salad dressing! It would be delish on top a classic taco salad or fajita salad.
- Bowls: carnitas burrito bowls or salsa verde chicken bowls
How do I store this cilantro lime sauce?
Store covered in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to use. Best eaten 3-4 days after made but will really last about a week as long as the yogurt you are using is fresh.
Do I need to chop the cilantro first?
You don’t need chopped cilantro since the food processor chops it up anyway! Just remove the larger stems (soft stems are fine) and blend!
Can I used dried herbs?
I highly recommend fresh herbs for this cilantro lime sauce as it’s the star of the show. To make sure they are fresh, give them a smell. You should always be able to smell them!
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Cilantro Lime Crema
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (120g)
- 1/4 cup light mayo (60g)
- 1 cup cilantro loosely packed, tender stems ok
- 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice (30g)
- 1 tsp honey (7g) or to taste
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
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Instructions
- Add all of the cilantro lime sauce ingredients to a food processor or blender and blend until combined.
- Taste and add any additional salt, garlic, honey, etc., as needed.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition is hand-calculated and accurate. No autocalulations! However, note that values can vary based on the brands you use and if you substitute ingredients.
