Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing
Lately there have been mountains of fresh cilantro and limes on sale at the grocery store. Being the money saving lady that I am, or as I attempt to be, I thought it might be a great idea to use these delicious flavours to create an awesome salad dressing.
This is my cilantro lime dressing recipe!
As you may have noticed with many of my other recipes, I have a taste for Tex-Mex and Mexican inspired comfort foods.
Comfort food is one of my favourite types of food to cook and can be pretty rich so sometimes I like to have something a little lighter.
This salad dressing is perfect for when you’re craving something Mexican inspired and lighter! 🙂
Cilantro lime dressing is an excellent way to create a flavorful and knockout of a salad to go with any meal.
The cilantro and lime in this recipe really pop! I could put this on just about anything and be happy as a clam! lol
To make the salad dressing creamy, I use a combination of thick Greek yogurt and some extra virgin olive oil drizzled slowly into the processor with the other ingredients.
I use about a quarter cup of extra virgin olive oil and 5 tablespoons of Greek yogurt but you can adjust the amounts depending on how you like it. Add a little more oil if you’d like it thinner, or you can add a little more Greek yogurt and you’ll have a thicker dressing.
Although I haven’t tried it myself yet, I’m sure that you could turn the flavours into an amazingly delicious dip for tortilla chips!
What do you think?
I made this salad dressing as one of my little experiments and I’m quite pleased with the results!
Please find the recipe below and I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
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Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing
- Yield: About 2/3 cup 1x
Ingredients
- 1 small jalapeno, seeded
- 2 cloves garlic
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp minced fresh ginger
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- pinch of salt
- 1 bunch of cilantro – remove leaves and discard stems
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Into a food processor put all ingredients except for the olive oil.
- Process the ingredients so that everything is in small pieces and smooth.
- Scrape down the insides of the processor so that all ingredients are processed in the next step.
- Put the lid back on the processor and using the small opening in the top, gradually drizzle the olive oil into the dressing while pulsing or processing on low.
- Pour the dressing into a jar for storage in the fridge (it'll be fresh for a couple days) or use it on your salad right away.
Oh goodness Cilantro dressing! That sounds delicious! I will try this tomorrow with my salad.
I love anything with Cilantro, it’s my weakness. I definitely plan on trying this salad dressing. Thank you for sharing.
We eat a lot of salads in the Summer time and this would really be great to add to our salads. Thanks for the recipe.
Yummy, this sounds delicious. It would go perfect on chicken fajitas. I love Mexican food so this is right up my alley.
This sounds like it tastes amazing. It would be great for a chicken marinade. I will be trying this recipe for sure.
This is a dressing that I am excited to try. I don’t use cilantro often for salad dressings but the combination of cilantro and lime sounds promising and would be a exciting to try for salads. It’s something new so I’m sure it will be a hit.
How yummy is this! I absolutely need to make this for my lunch salads this week!
Ooooo this dressing sounds absolutely delicious!! I’m all about salads in the summer so I will have to give this a try!
I love cilantro! I know some people can’t stand it but I really do like it. This dressing looks divine!
Ok, major yum!!! I really want to try this recipe out! It looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
I love using cilantro, but I haven’t tried it with lime in a dressing. I bet it is good. I can’t wait to try it.
Salads are huge in my house. 5 of my kids just love salads and would eat them all the time if I made them. I think I will try this and see how they like it!
Nice light flavors for summer. I love cilantro and lime and bet it’s great in dressing.
Cilantro and lime are two of my favorite flavors. I can only imagine how fresh and delicious it tastes.
Something new to try! A tasty and healthy dressing indeed on your salads. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
I love the photo and it drew me right in! What a great recipe and this is so on my list to do! Thank you!
Cilantro and lime is a great combination. This dressing looks so tasty.
This combines two of my favorite flavors! Extra cilantro for me please. IT’s the best.
I am trying to cut back on calories and am always looking for new salad dressings to try. I have to say that this one looks yummy!! Thanks for the recipe!!
Yum! This sounds so great! I love a good dressing! And cilantro and lime together sounds amazing!
I’m so making this dressing! I’ve pinned it and I already have all the ingredients. Tomorrow I’ll have a tasty salad. Many thanks!
This flavor combo sounds awesome for fresh salads. I’d love to try this for a chicken salad.
Based on the look of it, I’m not so sure at all if I’d like it. But that’s just looks, heh. I’d try a little if someone offered me to try it, but I don’t know about making it myself. ^_^;; I have texture and taste sensitivities, so that’s why I am hesitant.
I have never actually tried Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing before, thanks for sharing I will have to try out this recipe! I have used Cilantro and lime, but never together as a dressing. neat!
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly
Yum! I always order the Cilantro Lime Ranch when I go out and this looks very similar! I can’t wait to try this delicious recipe!
I love cilantro, it’s so yummy! This recipe looks like one I’d really enjoy. So summery too!
I also like Mexican inspired dishes a lot. This sounds fantastic to add to summer dishes.
Oh that sounds really yummy! I love tex mex style too, so I bet this would be a favorite of mine for salads!
That sounds fantastic! I love the combination of cilantro and lime in general, and I think it would be great over a nice salad. Yum!
That sounds SO good! I definitely cannot wait to make this! It’s perfect for summer.