Cilantro Lime Sauce
Cilantro lime sauce or cilantro lime crema or cilantro lime dressing is a 5 minute quick recipe. Versatile to serve as a dipping sauce, or spread, or salad dressings. Can be veganized easily.
Servings: 4
Calories: 92kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sour cream or Mexican crema or Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise or 2 tbsp heaped
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- 1 cup cilantro leaves roughly chopped
- 1 lime juice + zest; substitute - lemon
- salt to taste
- 4 tbsp water to blend
- 1/2 jalapeno or any green chili chopped
Instructions
- Assemble all ingredients and place in the blender or food processor.
- Blend it well till the ingredients are mixed.
- Season with salt to taste.
- Transfer to the jar and serve immediately or refrigerate.
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Notes
To make this Cilantro crema vegan, use vegan yogurt or vegan sour cream, vegan mayonnaise.
Add jalapeno or any green chilies as spicy as you need.
Fresh garlic adds a distinct freshness and taste in the crema. However you can substitute 4 garlic pods with 1 tsp garlic powder. For more garlic flavor add 1/2 tsp more.
Nutrition
Calories: 92kcal