If you like things spicy, you will absolutely love our Spicy Cilantro Dressing! You can either kick up the heat or dial it back depending on your taste buds, but this sauce will make a great topping or dipping condiment for any food. It's really quick and easy to put together and it will last in the fridge for weeks.
Our First Dressing Recipe
We have a thing for making desserts and foods that we love and miss the most. However, we've now moved to a certain point where we can create a delicious meal and still want more. We need a sauce to bring on extra spice and flavor! We could have gone the easy route with a ranch or blue cheese dressing, but we wanted something more refreshing so as our first dressing recipe we created a jalapeno cilantro sauce. How great does that sound?!
How To Make Cilantro And Jalapeno Sauce!
Making it is the easy part. It's deciding what to use it for which is the hard part. All you need to do is add the ingredients to a processor and pulse until you get a smooth consistency. So simple, yet so spicy. You can tweak the ingredients in any way you like. More cilantro, less jalapeno or more sour cream for a fresh, creamier texture. Now, deciding how to use it was where I was at odds. We just created shrimp tacos using our low carb tortillas, which sounds like the perfect vessel, but we decided to use it for salmon and it took the fish to whole new level! You can use it as a dipping sauce or salad dressing too. Get a little crazy!
Spicy Cilantro Dressing
If you're into spicy foods we have got some other great recipes for you. We've got a spicy Bacon Jalapeño Popper recipe that is great for entertaining or prepping for the week! We also have one of our most popular recipes, Mexican Shredded Chicken, that gets it's kick from adobo chilis! Let us know what you think of our spicy cilantro dressing and how hot you like it.
Nutrition (per tbsp)
Calories: 34
Fat: 3.4g
Protein: 0.25g
Carbs: 0.56g
Fiber: .06
Net Carbs: 0.5g
Recipe can be quickly added to MyFitnessPal - Search "KetoConnect - Cilantro Sauce"
Spicy Cilantro Dressing
Ingredients:
- 2 medium jalapenos
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 juice lime
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
Instructions:
- Slice the jalapenos in half lengthwise and remove the seeds (if you like extra spicy you can keep some or all of the seeds) and place in the processor.
- Add cilantro, lime juice, sour cream, garlic, and salt, and pulse a couple times.
- Add the olive oil and process until full combined and smooth.
- Taste test and add more of any ingredient until processed to your liking! Serve as a dipping sauce or dressing.
- TIP: The recipe will make between 1 -1.5 cups depending on how you tweak the recipe. We love to eat it over shrimp tacos or salmon!
Notes
Written by
Megha Barot
Megha has always been a passionate cook, but she took this to a new level after starting her keo journey in 2015. She loves creating new recipes and producing educational content for KetoConnect, which she co-founded in 2016 with Matt. Her passion for healthy eating and personal development continues to thrive. She's the proud mom of two awesome kids.
This was absolutely amazing! I could eat it plain! Covered my salmon and salad… had to account for 3 servings in my tracking… next morning I’m pondering what to make today to have more… maybe chicken lettuce wraps…
Tried this and loved it.wanted something other than store bought.It was easy to make and flavorful.
Love this !!
Oh my so delicious. I used double garlic and a lot of cilantro and extra limes. Best tasty dressing?
This really sounds like it would be great over some marinated flank steak or skirt steak.
Is it half a lime or half a cup of lime juice?? Lol
I think it is juice from half of a lime.
I just made this – it’s really good! I’m chicken so it only has 1 jalapeno.
So if the servings made is 20 Tbsp, what is the serving size? 2 Tbsp? 1 Tbsp? Sorry just had to ask. Love your channel btw it has really helped my journey!
The serving size is always 1 if it isn’t specifically listed.
I just started my Keto journey about three weeks ago, and I have been binge watching your YouTube channel. I absolutely love you guys!
I made this dressing tonight, it was fabulous. We put it on top of a bacon, chicken, and avocado salad. It perfectly tied everything together.
Thank you so much for everything you try and everything you put out there, it really is super entertaining, informative, and inspiring.
Was just complaining to my husband that my cilantro is going to waste as I can’t make my usual dressing. Then I was introduced to your site. Can’t wait to try all these recipes, including this Cilantro Dressing, but first I’m off to the kitchen to try the making the bread. Would LOVE to get to have toast for breakfast tomorrow! Like you, I’m a bread person. LOL Thanks so much for your site!!
Just started living keto… My husband found your website….. Today I made the egg cups, the garlic/Rosemary bread, the cream cheese bread and finally I treated myself to this dressing….. Ooh wow!! Thank you for sharing all is these wonderful receipts…..
Glad you liked it Kim!
This is such a versatile and delicious recipe! I made a triple batch last week and used it as salad dressing, marinade for chicken, dip for cucumber slices, and sauce for taco bowls!
Amazing! I’ve used it as dressing for salads and fish – its so light and refreshing, and a little spicy!
I’m allergic to limes. Would this be okay made with lemons instead? If so, should I use the same amount? Thanks for sharing your great recipes!
Ya, same amount of lemons should work pretty well.
Can you replace the dour cream with plain Greek yogurt?
Yep, that would work pretty well.
Sounds so good! Going to make this for my shrimp enchiladas this week 🙂