This little sauce shows up pretty frequently in my menu posts, and when it does, someone almost always asks for the recipe.

However...this is something I generally just eyeball, which is why I haven't shared a recipe. A blended sauce is honestly very forgiving; even though I never measure a thing, it's always perfectly tasty.

No need to overthink it.

But I'm gonna do my best to give some guidelines here, and this way I'll have a place to link you all to when I mention the sauce!

This is really great on burrito bowls, and it also makes a fantastic dressing for a taco salad.

It would be great as a sauce on tacos too!

Here's what you'll need:

Except, just kidding, I forgot to include the lime. Here's the lime, for illustrative purposes:

I use sour cream and mayo in about a 2:1 proportion, so probably a cup of sour cream to a half cup of mayo.

Then I add in a healthy amount of fresh ground pepper, a good shake of garlic powder, the juice of a lime, and a big bunch of cilantro.

Include the stems! Cilantro is one of those herbs that has tasty stems, so there is no reason to exclude them.

Also, if you want, you can add some jalapeno pepper. Amount: totally up to you.

WE ARE EYEBALLING, remember?? Follow your heart. 🙂

Then just blend the whole mess up until it's a sauce.

Pour into a jar, and store in the fridge.

It's pretty thin when you first make it, but it will get a little thicker as it sits in the fridge.

Last time I made this, I portioned it out into containers to pack with my burrito bowls as work lunches.

So good, seriously! If you like cilantro, you should try making this.

(If you think cilantro tastes like soap, I don't know why you are still even reading this post. Ha.)

Cilantro Lime Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

This quick sauce is great on tacos, burrito bowls, or as a taco salad dressing.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup mayo
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• juice of one lime
• 1 cup cilantro, leaves and stems
• jalapeno pepper, optional

Instructions

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blender. Blend until smooth.

Notes

You could add some salt if you want, but I usually think the mayo adds enough saltiness. Your mileage may vary. Do what you want!

I'm sure you could use vegan versions of sour cream and mayo, but full disclosure, I have not tried that. 😉