Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

Cilantro lime sauce is the ultimate creamy sauce that can be used as a dressing, dip or sauce and it makes anything it is added to so delicious. This creamy cilantro sauce is made in a food processor and takes just 5 minutes to make. Add it to your favorite hamburger recipe, tostadas, burritos, pulled pork, quesadillas, brisket tacos or on top of veggies for the ultimate flavor boost.

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Total Time: 5 minutes minutes

This cilantro lime sauce is a dressing that you can use with so many dishes. It is the easiest dressing you can make and it is very customizable.

We prefer a creamy cilantro lime sauce but you could omit the dairy and add olive oil in its place for a lighter version.

This sauce is made in a food processor or blender and blended until completely smooth and creamy. It stores well in the fridge for up to one week so make extra because you will want to add it to everything.

How to make Cilantro Lime Sauce

Making this creamy cilantro sauce is so simple. Just add all the ingredients to a food processor, mix until smooth and taste for seasoning. That is it!

Once it is all blended together, you can taste for any additional seasoning. Add more salt or pepper to taste.

Ingredients you will need

• Fresh cilantro. You must use fresh cilantro for this recipe because dried cilantro does not have the fresh flavor that you need in this recipe.
• Greek yogurt.
• Sour cream. This adds a little fat and flavor to the recipe and keeps the dressing from tasting like pure Greek yogurt 🙂 Try not to skip this ingredient.
• Lime juice. It is a cilantro lime dressing so you definitely need that lime juice! I prefer fresh squeezed lime but bottled lime juice will work in a pinch.
• Spices. These are garlic powder, paprika, cumin and kosher salt.

When I make this cilantro lime sauce, I like using a combination of sour cream and yogurt for the creamy part of the recipe. Using some yogurt lightens up the sauce so it is a little healthier.

I do like a little sour cream because the fat in it helps make this creamy cilantro sauce taste amazing. You can use all sour cream or all yogurt depending on your preference.

Once you learn how to make this creamy cilantro lime sauce, you can easily customize it to make other delicious dressings.

Variations for this cilantro lime sauce

1. Use basil in place of the cilantro for a creamy basil dressing.
2. I love adding sun-dried tomatoes in place of the cilantro for a delicious creamy sun-dried tomato dressing.
3. I sometimes completely omit all fresh herbs from this recipe and add za'atar seasoning (about 1 tbsp) and it makes the most delicious dipping sauce for fries, veggies and pita chips.

This really is such an easy cilantro lime dressing and such a great base recipe for so many other variations. Make it your own and we know you will love it as much as we do.

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• Avocado and Yogurt Dip
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• Red Chimichurri
• Easy Chimichurri (Green Chimichurri)
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