Lupin Free Cilantro Lime Sauce
Bright, herby, and punchy with heat, this cilantro lime sauce is the kind of condiment that makes everything it touches taste better. Fresh cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, and a generous squeeze of lime come together in the blender in under a minute, producing a vivid green sauce with serious depth. The optional avocado addition takes it from light and drizzleable to thick and creamy — both versions are genuinely excellent depending on what you're serving it with. Lupin flour and lupin-based thickeners have been quietly showing up in more and more store-bought sauces and dressings, making label-reading a real chore, but every ingredient here is straightforward and easy to verify. A splash of olive oil and a pinch of cumin round out the flavor without any fuss or mystery additives. Drizzle it over tacos, grilled proteins, roasted vegetables, or grain bowls, or use it as a dipping sauce — honestly, it's hard to go wrong.
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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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