Nutmeg 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 and lime juice do the heavy lifting here, backed up by a kick of jalapeño and a warm undercurrent of cumin that keeps things interesting without overwhelming the freshness. The optional avocado addition is genuinely worth it — it transforms the sauce into something thick, creamy, and almost luxurious while still letting those bold flavors shine through. Warm spice blends and pre-made seasonings are common culprits for sneaking in unwanted ingredients, but this recipe keeps things clean and straightforward, built entirely from whole, recognizable components you control. Everything goes into a blender and comes out smooth and vibrantly green in under a minute, which makes it one of the easiest flavor upgrades you can add to your weekly rotation. Drizzle it over tacos, use it as a dipping sauce, spoon it onto grilled proteins, or swirl it into grain bowls — it's endlessly versatile and genuinely hard to stop eating.
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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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