Creamy cilantro-lime dressing
5 min · 3 g protein · 29 cals / serving
A bright green, tangy dressing that tastes like a Tex-Mex restaurant's creamy jalapeño: thick Greek yogurt blended with a whole bunch of cilantro, fresh lime, jalapeño and garlic. Spoon it over taco salads and burrito bowls, drizzle it on grilled chicken or prawns, or use it as a dip for crunchy vegetables.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems
- 1 jalapeño, seeded for mild, seeds in for hot
- 3 tbsp lime juice, about 2 limes
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp water
Steps
- Blend everything except the water until smooth and bright green, about 30 seconds.
- Blend in the water a spoonful at a time until it pours like a thick dressing. Taste for salt and lime.
- Chill 10 minutes before serving; it thickens slightly as it sits.
Good to know
How long does it keep?
Four days in a jar in the fridge. The colour dulls a little after day two, but the flavour holds.
Can I make it dairy-free?
Use a thick unsweetened plant yogurt, or half an avocado plus a few extra spoonfuls of water, for a creamy avocado-lime version.
Not a cilantro person?
Use flat-leaf parsley with a few mint leaves. It turns into a lively green herb sauce that is great on fish.
Alternative
Per
- Calories
- 67
- Protein
- (37%)
- 6 g
- Fat
- (31%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (31%)
- 6 g
- of which sugar
- 4 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 469 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 235 kcal goes into the pot and 348 g of ingredients comes out as about 350 g of food: 67 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.