Gelatin Free Cilantro Lime Sauce
Bright, herby, and punchy with heat, this blended green sauce is the kind of condiment that makes everything it touches taste better. Fresh cilantro, lime juice, jalapeño, and a hit of cumin come together in a blender to create something vibrant and deeply flavorful in under a minute. The optional avocado addition transforms it into a thicker, creamier drizzle that clings beautifully to tacos, grain bowls, grilled proteins, or roasted vegetables. Many store-bought sauces and dressings sneak in stabilizers or thickeners that can be hard to vet, but this one is built entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients — nothing hidden, nothing processed. Garlic and jalapeño give it a little edge, while the olive oil rounds everything out into a sauce that feels almost luxurious. Adjust the lime, salt, or water at the end to dial in exactly the consistency and brightness you want, because this recipe is genuinely forgiving and endlessly tweakable.
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8 servings
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, loosely packed
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
- 1 jalapeño, seeds removed, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp water
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp salt, or to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper, or to taste
- ½ ripe avocado, pitted and scooped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cilantro, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, olive oil, water, cumin, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor.
- 2
Blend on high until the sauce is smooth and uniformly green, about 30–45 seconds, scraping down the sides once halfway through.
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