How to Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

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Yes! You CAN make a delicious creamy cilantro lime salad dressing! Creamy, delicious Cilantro Lime Dressing with greek yogourt! This dressing is so easy to make and pairs well with Southwestern-style salads!

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Creamy, delicious Cilantro Lime Dressing with greek yogourt! This dressing is so easy to make and pairs well with Southwestern-style salads! 

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This creamy cilantro lime salad dressing goes so perfectly in tex-mex style salads loaded with corn, beans, tomatoes, avocado and tortilla strips. It’s quickly become a favourite of mine, and I’ve had it almost every day this week!

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Ingredients You’ll Need to Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

  • Lime juice – I prefer fresh squeezed from a lime, but packaged lime juice works too
  • cilantro
  • honey
  • garlic (minced)
  • light extra virgin olive oil
  • greek yogourt
  • sea salt

How to Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing

Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing 2 - Yes! You CAN make a delicious creamy cilantro lime salad dressing! Creamy, delicious Cilantro Lime Dressing with greek yogourt! This dressing is so easy to make and pairs well with Southwestern-style salads!

As is the case with just about every dressing recipe of mine, I like to make it in my Blendtec Blender. Of course you can make it in a jar with an immersion blender if you prefer.

This salad dressing is super easy to make – place all of the ingredients in your blender and blend!

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Enjoy!

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Salad Dressing Recipe

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Yes! You CAN make a delicious creamy cilantro lime salad dressing! Creamy, delicious Cilantro Lime Dressing with greek yogourt! This dressing is so easy to make and pairs well with Southwestern-style salads!
prep: 5 minutes
Total: 5 minutes
calories: 108kcal
servings: 10 servings
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Equipment You’ll Need

Ingredients 

  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 cup light extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup greek yogourt
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in your blender.
  • Blend on high until smooth

Notes

  1. Use within 4-5 days
  2. Don’t worry about picking off the leaves, just cut or rip off the top of the bunch; there’s a ton of flavor in the stems and they’ll get pureed along with everything else. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 108kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 215mg | Sugar: 2g

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Janice Smith is the creator and food blogger behind Salads for Lunch, a healthy recipe website dedicated to easy, delicious salads, soups, and wholesome family meals. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and a certificate in Athletic Therapy, Janice combines her passion for nutrition, fitness, and simple home cooking to inspire readers to live healthier lives. She began blogging after transforming her own lifestyle through healthy eating and exercise, and now shares approachable recipes that make it easy for busy families to enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients. When she's not developing recipes, Janice enjoys running, staying active, and spending time with her three daughters. Through Salads for Lunch, she encourages readers to embrace healthy living one meal at a time.

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2 Comments

  1. Deborah Brooks says:

    I love to use lime and cilantro in dressings too. Great idea to add the yogurt

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  2. I’ve started to make my own salad dressings over the past few months and I’m looking forward to adding this one to the rotation!

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