Cilantro Lime Sauce

We put this cilantro lime sauce on everything. It's great on tacos, burrito bowls, salads, french fries, burgers, and whatever else you can dream up. It comes together super fast, and you can use it as a sauce, dip, or dressing. It's so easy and delicious.

This cilantro lime sauce is so good. It's a great thin consistency, so you can use it however you want--as a dip for a chip or french fry; as a dressing for a Southwestern-inspired salad or burrito bowl; or as a sauce for a cheeseburger or sandwich. As long as you use compliant mayonnaise, it's Whole30 and Paleo, and it comes together so quickly and easily.

Looking for great recipes to pair this with? Try our sweet potato tostadas, blackened mahi mahi tacos, air fryer buffalo cauliflower, or picnic rollups.

Key Ingredients

• Mayonnaise: For Whole30/Paleo-friendly mayonnaise, use avocado oil mayonnaise or make your own with a compliant oil.
• Cilantro: Use fresh cilantro for best results.
• Lime: Use fresh lime juice for best results, but bottled lime juice will work too.
• Pickled jalapeños: Fresh jalapeños work too. We love using pickled jalapeños for the extra acid and because they're a little easier.
• Salt

See recipe card for amounts.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Add mayonnaise, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, jalapeños, and salt to a food processor and process until everything is combined and the sauce is smooth.

Step 2: Store in a jar or air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Ways to serve

We use this cilantro lime sauce on everything. Here are some serving ideas:

• Use it as a dip for your french fries or sweet potato fries.
• Put it in a burrito bowl with rice, ground beef or chicken, beans, veggies, and avocado.
• Put it on a burger with tomatoes, avocado, and pepper-jack cheese.
• Put it on a taco. It's especially great on fish or shrimp tacos.
• Use it as a dressing on a Southwestern-inspired salad with corn, avocado, tomatoes, tortilla strips, and black beans.

Cilantro Lime Sauce Recipe

Recipe by Mollie

We put this cilantro lime sauce on everything. It's great on tacos, burrito bowls, salads, french fries, burgers, and whatever else you can dream up. It comes together super fast, and you can use it as a sauce, dip, or dressing. It's so easy and delicious.

Course: SaucesCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

5 from 1 vote

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Yields

1.5

cups

Prep time

5

minutes

Calories

160

kcal

Total time

5

minutes

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Ingredients

• 1 cup 1 mayonnaise

• ½ cup ½ cilantro

• Zest of Zest of 1 lime

• Juice of Juice of 1 lime

• ½ cup ½ pickled jalapeños

• ¼ teaspoon ¼ salt

Directions

• Add mayonnaise, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, jalapeños, and salt to a food processor and process until everything is combined and the sauce is smooth.
• Store in a jar or air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Notes

• Calorie count based on 6 servings.

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