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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Teresa Ambra

2013 – Gluten Free Living

Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing is the find of the century for me! I LOVED this salad dressing. It was completely different from any salad dressing I’ve made from scratch before. But I absolutely loved this Tex-Mex style dressing. And so did our company when we served it a couple of weeks ago. This dressing uses an entire batch of fresh cilantro, the juice of one lime, plain Greek yogurt, garlic, olive oil, white vinegar and a little honey and salt. The taste is amazing, especially with the salad I also featured today.

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The original recipe doesn’t use any sweetener. Because I deviated from the recipe and used an entire batch of  cilantro and a whole lime, the dressing was a little tart. So I added a little honey to balance out the tartness a little. If you like a really sweet dressing you can add even more than I did.

I loved the ease of this recipe. All I did was wash the cilantro, pat it dry and pull off all the leaves. I tossed that into my blender with the other ingredients, and voila! With the push of a button, the mixture was pulsed and pureed in a matter of seconds. It really didn’t take but about 10 minutes to whip up this exceptionally tasty (and healthy) salad dressing.

The flavors were all you’d expect in a Tex-Mex style salad dressing. Plus, you get the benefits of this being a really healthy, low calorie, gluten free, clean recipe. It’s also free of MSG, preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, soy and other harmful fillers. Unfortunately, most of those ingredients are found in almost all bottled salad dressings these days.

This is a spectacular and easy salad dressing to make on any kind of green salad. The flavors of Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing can’t be beat. 🙂 This dressing is so refreshing it will surely be a hit with any salad you make. Especially if you have an appetite for southwestern flavors in your food.

It goes especially well with any type of Taco Salad, Mexican Bean Taco Salad, or even Mediterranean Salads. When you want a little more oomph or spice to your recipes give this dressing a try! You’ll be very well pleased with the exotic blend of flavors this one offers.

I initially posted this recipe in October 2013. I recently remade the recipe (June 2019) and shot a few new pictures. This is still one of our favorite salads. The combination of flavors between the salad and the salad dressing is awesome.

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing is awesome. It was sure a big hit with our guests when we served this wonderful salad and dressing a couple of weeks ago.

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This salad dressing was super easy to make. It took only about ten minutes and it was done!

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Here’s some of the Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing poured over the salad. This refreshing salad dressing is gluten free.

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Place Greek yogurt, olive oil, white vinegar, salt, honey, garlic and lime in a blender.

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Add cilantro leaves.

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Blend in a blender until smooth–about 5-10 seconds.

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To serve: pour Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing into a cruet of some kind and serve over top of your favorite Tex-Mex salad.

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Serve with Southwestern Chopped Salad.

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What a wonderful combination of flavors! This recipe makes about a cup and a half of salad dressing.

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing can be served over any kind of salad. But it’s especially nice over Tex-Mex salads.

Here’s the recipe.

CREAMY CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

(Recipe adapted from the Garden Grazer)

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Teresa Ambra
Excellent Tex-Mex dressing uses a batch of fresh cilantro, juice of one lime, Greek yogurt, garlic, olive oil, white vinegar and a little honey and salt. Great served with any Tex-Mex salad. Healthy, clean eating and gluten free.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Salads and Salad Dressings
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 12
Calories 58 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 blender
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch cilantro washed
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or Icelandic yogurt
  • 3 tbsp. honey or more if desired
  • 1 lime juice only
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
  • Serve with Southwestern Chopped Salad.
  • Makes about 1 ½ cups salad dressing.

Notes

Recipe adapted from the Garden Grazer.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 0.4mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword cilantro, gluten free, Greek yogurt, salad, salad dressing
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[b]Creamy Cilantro-Lime Dressing[/b]
Recipe Type: Salads and Salad Dressings
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from[url href=”http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/creamy-cilantro-lime-dressing.html” target=”_blank” title=”creamy cilantro lime dressing”] The Garden Grazer[/url]
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 12
Excellent Tex-Mex dressing uses a batch of fresh cilantro, juice of one lime, [url href=”http://www.chobani.com/home/” target=”_blank” title=”chobani”]Chobani[/url] vanilla Greek yogurt, garlic, olive oil, white vinegar and a little honey and salt. Great served with any Tex-Mex salad.
Ingredients
  • 1 bunch cilantro, washed, stems removed, bad pieces discarded, and roughly chopped
  • ½ cup [url href=”http://www.chobani.com/home/” target=”_blank” title=”chobani greek yogurt”]Chobani[/url] vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 2-3 tbsp. honey (or more if desired)
  • juice of one fresh lime juice
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 ½ tsp. white vinegar
  • ½ tsp. salt
Instructions
  1. Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  2. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
  3. Serve with [url href=”http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/2013/10/03/southwestern-chopped-salad-with-cilantro-dressing/” target=”_blank” title=”southwestern chopped salad with cilantro dressing”]Southwestern Chopped Salad[/url].
  4. Makes about 1 ½ cups salad dressing.
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I loved the refreshing taste of this wonderful salad dressing. It went perfectly with the salad.

Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this fantastic #SaladDressing uses #GreekYogurt, #Cilantro & a little honey. It's a terrific dressing to put over any #TexMex style #salad. #Healthy #CleanEating #GlutenFree #CreamyCilantroLimeDressing

Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing goes perfectly over top of  Southwestern Chopped Salad. This is a terrific salad and dressing for hot summer days.

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Doesn’t Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing look amazing? 

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Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Teresa Ambra
Excellent Tex-Mex dressing uses a batch of fresh cilantro, juice of one lime, Greek yogurt, garlic, olive oil, white vinegar and a little honey and salt. Great served with any Tex-Mex salad. Healthy, clean eating and gluten free.
No ratings yet
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Salads and Salad Dressings
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 12
Calories 58 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 blender
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch cilantro washed
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt or Icelandic yogurt
  • 3 tbsp. honey or more if desired
  • 1 lime juice only
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tsp. white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Puree all ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
  • Serve with Southwestern Chopped Salad.
  • Makes about 1 ½ cups salad dressing.

Notes

Recipe adapted from the Garden Grazer.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 58kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 0.4mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 48IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.1mg
Keyword cilantro, gluten free, Greek yogurt, salad, salad dressing
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