Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

A scrumptious Creamy Cilantro Sauce that can be used as a salad dressing, is improbable served together with your favourite Mexican dish.

I made this Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing to accompany the Carne Asado Flank Steak I made lately however I’ve discovered so many causes to make use of it for lots greater than a drizzle on that steak.

Whereas I initially made this sauce to accompany the Mexican Flank Steak I shared lately, it’s so good that I’ve discovered a bunch of different makes use of for it too!

I at all times make further flank steak after I’m making ready it; I do know we’ll need to use the leftovers for Mexican Flank Steak Tacos…and this final time was no exception. I’ll be posting my ‘recipe’ for these too however you may think about, they’re not exhausting to whip up upon getting the meat already ready…and this scrumptious sauce able to go!

I cherished this sauce a lot that I made extra after we had tacos…I added some olive oil to skinny it out a bit, making it an official Creamy Cilantro Salad Dressing! Implausible on a salad with lettuce, recent backyard tomatoes, and avocado.

I didn’t get a photograph for you however we additionally cherished it combined with rice. I really like this superb Mexican Cilantro Rice, so determined to attempt including a few of this sauce to rice and it was so good; a terrific aspect dish we loved with grilled burgers.

I merely love the mix of elements on this Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing. I’ve a sense that this explicit mixture of elements will grow to be a mainstay in my fridge; it’s really easy and SO scrumptious…make it, you’ll see!

To retailer Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing after you’ve made it, maintain it in an air tight container, a dressing bottle, or perhaps a mason jar. It is going to keep recent within the fridge for as much as one week…however I promise you it is going to be gone earlier than then!

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Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

A Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing that’s good with tacos, salads, or different Mexican impressed dishes.

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Course Salads, Dressings, Marinades and Sauces

Delicacies Mexican

Servings 10 Servings

Energy 52 kcal

• 1 cup recent cilantro leaves and stems frivolously packed
• 1 to 2 massive garlic cloves peeled
• 1 tablespoon jalapeno finely chopped (non-obligatory)
• ¾ cup Greek yogurt plain unsweetened , see Notes
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream Can substitute mayonnaise if not accessible
• 2 tablespoons recent lime juice
• 1 teaspoon recent lime zest
• ¾ teaspoon coarse kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon floor cumin
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper Add extra to your choice

• Add the cilantro and garlic to a meals processor and pulse till finely chopped.

• Add all remaining elements and course of till well-combined (you’ll have flecks of inexperienced from the cilantro). Style and regulate seasonings if desired.

• Switch to a jar, cowl, and refrigerate till serving.

Substitute for Greek Yogurt:  As a substitute of utilizing 3/4 cup Greek yogurt, you should use a mix of half Greek yogurt and half mayonnaise for a richer sauce.
For a Spicier Kick:  Add extra chopped jalapeno
Storage:  Retailer sauce in a coated glass jar within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

Vitamin Information

Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing

Serving Dimension

 

2 tablespoons

Quantity per Serving

% Every day Worth*

* P.c Every day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie food plan.

Key phrase cilantro, flank steak, garlic, mexican, salad dressing, sauce, tacos, yogurt