Cilantro Lime Sauce is an easy and delicious way to add flavor to tacos, slaw, or just to use as a dip! With only a handful of ingredients, this recipe comes together in no time!
This sauce is a favorite in our household. I love it on steak tacos and tri tip tacos, poured over baked halibut or fried cod, and mixed into cabbage to make a tasty broccoli slaw.
What you need for cilantro lime sauce?
- Olive Oil
- Green Onions
- Cilantro
- Garlic Powder
- Salt
- Limes
- Sour Cream
This sauce is so simple to make! It love to use in on so many things but it's also so tasty to just dip with chips!
Recently I mixed this into slaw and served it on my spicy shrimp tacos and it was delicious!
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How to make cilantro lime sauce?
- Add the ingredients to a food processor and blend until combined! It realis that easy!
Store sauce in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days in an air tight container. Best eaten within 2 days for optimal freshness.
Variations and Substitutions
- Spicy- Add a jalapeno or red pepper flakes to add a little heat!
- Onion- Use ¼ of a white onion instead of the green onions for a tasty but thinner sauce.
- Seasoning- Sometimes I like to add cumin and a little onion powder for a little extra flavor!
If you like this recipe, make sure to check out my mango salsa, salmon tacos, and these tasty chicken tacos!
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Cilantro Lime Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup green onions
- ½ cup cilantro
- 4 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 limes zested and juiced
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a food processor combine all ingredients. Process until fully mixed. If you want a thinner sauce add water 1 tbs at a time until you get your desired consistency.¼ cup olive oil, 1 cup green onions, ½ cup cilantro, 4 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 3 limes, ½ cup sour cream
Notes
- Regular White Onion- if you use regular white onion instead of green, add only ¼ cup, mix, and taste, then add more if you desire. Regular onions have a lot of water in them compared to green onions so the sauce will be much thinner.
- How to store: Store sauce is refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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This recipe and post was updated on 6/18/2024
Sarah says
Hi there, just made your cilantro lime sauce, tastes great. My sauce does have a green color, maybe I prossest the cilantro too long. Will make again. Great for the leftover tri tip. Thank you so much
Lisa says
Yes the green would be from the cilantro 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!
Shadra says
This was absolutely delicious! I can even see putting this on fish or everything for that matter. Highly recommend and very easy to make.
Lisa says
I am so glad you liked it!