Candida Diet Friendly Cilantro Mint Chutney

Total time10 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time0 min

Candida Diet Friendly Cilantro Mint Chutney

Fresh herbs are the star here — two full cups of cilantro and a generous handful of mint come together in a blender to create a chutney that's bright, cooling, and intensely aromatic. The flavor is bold without being heavy: zippy lime juice, a little heat from fresh ginger, and a savory depth from coconut aminos instead of the soy sauce or vinegar you'd find in a conventional version. That swap matters, because soy and most vinegars are typically off the table when you're managing yeast overgrowth, and coconut aminos keeps things clean without sacrificing that umami edge. Garlic pulls its weight here too — it's one of the most celebrated anti-fungal ingredients in a candida-conscious kitchen, and it blends right in without dominating the sauce. The optional honey gives you just a whisper of sweetness if your current protocol allows it, and you can simply leave it out if not. The whole thing comes together in under a minute of blending and keeps in the fridge for up to three days, making it an easy condiment to have on hand for grilled proteins, roasted vegetables, or anything that needs a little lift.

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Ingredients

8 servings

2 cups fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, loosely packed
1 cup fresh mint leaves, loosely packed
2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
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1 tbsp coconut aminos
Ingredient note
Coconut aminos is a common stand-in for soy sauce on a candida diet. It does carry a little sugar from coconut sap, but this recipe uses less than a teaspoon per serving, which is likely fine.
2 tbsp water, plus more as needed
¼ tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
1 tsp honey (optional)
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This ingredient likely doesn’t work for the diet.

Instructions

1
Combine the cilantro, mint, garlic, ginger, lime juice, coconut aminos, and 2 tbsp water in a blender or food processor.
2
Blend on high, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed, until the mixture is smooth and uniformly green with no large herb pieces remaining, about 30–45 seconds. Add water 1 tbsp at a time if the blender stalls or the chutney is too thick to blend smoothly.

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