Cilantro Lime Dressing
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Cilantro Lime Dressing
Description
The Cilantro Lime Dressing combines lime juice, white wine vinegar, fresh cilantro leaves, sugar, and minced garlic with a seeded and chopped jalapeño to create a lively and balanced dressing. The gradual addition of olive oil while blending helps emulsify the mixture, resulting in a smooth and creamy texture. The fresh herbs and citrus provide brightness while the jalapeño offers a gentle heat without dominating the flavor.
This dressing works well as a salad topper but also lends itself as a marinade or condiment for dishes like tacos, quesadillas, and burrito bowls. Its fresh and slightly spicy profile complements grilled chicken or salmon when used as a marinade, making it adaptable beyond just salads.
For variations in flavor and texture, adding sour cream, yogurt, or avocado will create a creamier, richer dressing, though this reduces refrigerated storage time to about four days from two weeks without these ingredients. Adjust heat by including more jalapeño or its seeds to suit your taste preferences.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ⅓ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ cup cilantro fresh leaves
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ¾ teaspoon garlic salt with parsley flakes
- ½ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Add lime juice, vinegar, cilantro, sugar, jalapeño, garlic, and garlic salt to a blender and process together.
- While processing the ingredients, gradually add the oil in a steady stream.
- Blend to combine.
Notes
- Store the dressing refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two weeks without dairy or avocado additions.
- Add sour cream, yogurt, or avocado for creaminess but consume within four days.
- Increase heat by including jalapeño seeds or extra jalapeños.
- Use as a dressing, marinade, or sauce on salads, tacos, quesadillas, burrito bowls, grilled chicken, and salmon.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1437 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1437kcal | 72% |
| Carbohydrates | 38g | 13% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 144g | 222% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Sodium | 1758mg | 73% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 37g | 74% |
| Vitamin A | 691IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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