Paraben Free Cilantro Lime Sauce
Bright, herby, and just the right amount of spicy, this blended green sauce is the kind of condiment that makes everything it touches taste better. Fresh cilantro, real lime juice, and a jalapeño with the seeds removed come together in a blender to create something vibrant and versatile — drizzle it over tacos, grain bowls, grilled proteins, or roasted vegetables. The optional avocado addition transforms it into a thicker, creamier version that clings beautifully to whatever you're serving. Every single ingredient here is whole and recognizable, which matters when you're trying to avoid the synthetic preservatives and additives that sneak into so many store-bought sauces and dressings. Bottled green sauces are notorious for long ingredient lists full of stabilizers and chemical preservatives — making your own from scratch is genuinely the easiest way around that. A quick blitz in the food processor and a taste-and-adjust moment at the end is all it takes to land on a sauce that's perfectly balanced for your palate.
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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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