Creamy Cilantro Sauce (Dairy-free!)

creamy cilantro sauce in a brown bowl with spoon.

Creamy Cilantro Sauce (Dairy-free!)

Course: sauce

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: creamy cilantro sauce

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 0

Total Time: 5

Servings:

Calories: 100kcal

Author: Megan Gilmore

Creamy Cilantro Sauce is the perfect addition to tacos, burrito bowls, salads, and more. Made with garlic, lime juice, and red pepper flakes, you can whip it up in just minutes!

Print Recipe Add to Collection

Ingredients

1 cup fresh cilantro , large stems removed
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 garlic clove
½ teaspoon fine sea salt , plus more to taste
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
½ cup hemp hearts (hulled hemp seeds)
½ cup water

Instructions

In a high-speed blender, combine the cilantro leaves, lime juice, garlic, salt, red pepper flakes, hemp hearts, and water. Secure the lid and blend until smooth. Stop and scrape down the blender to make sure everything is blended.
Taste the mixture and adjust the flavoring, as needed. I like to add an extra ¼ teaspoon of salt and red pepper flakes, for a spicy sauce. Omit the extra red pepper flakes if you prefer a mild flavor.
Pour the sauce into an airtight container with a lid. Use this sauce right away or store it in the fridge until ready to use. It will thicken slightly when chilled. This sauce will keep well for up to 5 days in the fridge.

Notes

Nutrition information is for roughly a 1/4 cup of sauce, assuming you get 1 1/2 cups total from this recipe. This information is automatically calculated and is just an estimate, not a guarantee.

Greek Yogurt Variation: If you prefer to skip the hemp hearts, replace them (and the water) with 1 cup of plain, full-fat Greek yogurt. In this case, you won't need as much tangy flavor so reduce the lime juice to only 1 tablespoon. Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to help thicken the sauce.

Nutrition