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Cilantro lime sauce is my favorite drizzle for tacos, although I’ve been known to pour it generously on salads, drizzle over grilled chicken breasts, and more. It’s the perfect combination of creamy and tangy with the freshness you expect from freshly chopped cilantro.
Easy Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
What’ makes this recipe easy, you ask? The fact that it comes together in a blender in under a minute.
From the blender, you can simply pour it into a jar or squeeze bottle and keep it in the fridge for when you need it.
Ingredients
The measurements for this recipe are at the end of the post, but before you scroll down, check the simple ingredients you need to make this cilantro lime sauce:
- Sour cream: makes this dressing super creamy!
- Lime: its juice adds a citric note that goes great with cilantro.
- Garlic powder: a great addition for flavor.
- Salt and black pepper: just a pinch of each for seasoning.
- Fresh cilantro: the MVP of this recipe.
How to Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
I did say it was easy, right? There aren’t many steps so stop scrolling because you’ll miss it.
- Let’s Blend
Place the sour cream, milk, lime juice, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and cilantro in your blender jar. Blend until smooth. - Store
Pour this delicious sauce into a lidded jar or a squeeze bottle and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Watch the magic happen in this super-quick video!
How to Use Cilantro Lime Dressing
Outside of drizzling it straight into your mouth, this cilantro lime dressing is great over blackened fish tacos, drizzled over a tex-mex omelet, used as a salad dressing, and with grilled shrimp. Here are a few of my favorites:
The real question is: what doesn’t go great with it? I’ve yet to find out. Can’t get enough of this flavor combo? Find all my favorite cilantro lime recipes here.
Find this and other complimentary sauces in my Taco Tuesday Cookbook, where I teach you to make epic meals each week!
Cilantro Lime Sauce
Watch how it’s made:
Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of salt
- pinch of black pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer inside a lidded jar or squeeze bottle and refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Nayna Kanabar says
OMG this sounds absolutely divine. I am going to make this right away. It sounds so tasty and refreshing and with minimal ingredients.
Lisa says
OMG, yessssssss this creamy cilantro lime sauce sounds absolutely delicious! I love anything with cilantro and lime together, and I can already imagine how good this would taste on tacos and grilled chicken. The fact that it comes together so quickly in the blender makes it even better. Definitely saving this recipe to try soon!
Mow De says
This sounds really good! I love simple recipes like this & the combo of lime and fresh cilantro sounds super fresh & flavorful.
Amber Myers says
I am so making this sauce to put on burgers. We have a ton of burgers over the summer, so it’s perfect.
jerry godinho says
This cilantro lime sauce looked like the kind of magic drizzle that instantly upgrades anything on the plate. I loved how fresh and versatile it felt, perfect for tacos and bowls.