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    Home » Recipes » Dips and Sauces

    Cilantro Lime Dressing-Easy and Delicious

    Author: Rachel Rivera | Published: Jun 11, 2020 | Last Modified: Jul 19, 2022

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    Insanely delicious, this Whole30 Cilantro Lime Dressing will wow your tastebuds!

    How to Make Cilantro Lime Dressing

    This is the absolute easiest dressing to make! Just combine all the ingredients and blend!

    Start with mayo as your base. Chop the cilantro, and smash or chop the garlic. Add it to the mayo.

    Add in the lime juice and salt.

    Using an immersion, blend it all together. That's it!!!

    Delicious uses for Cilantro Lime Dressing

    What is this cilantro lime dressing good paired with? It's great with Mexican dishes. Drizzle it over Mexican rice, use it as the sauce for fajitas, or on tacos! For tacos, use this Whole30 taco seasoning. It's the perfect Cilantro Lime Dressing for tacos!

    It's also delicious paired with Puerto Rican papas rellenas (delicious deep fried potato balls) or empanadas!

    I really love pairing this on my breakfast hashes. Put it on eggs too!

    Speaking of eggs, this would also work so well for deviled eggs.

    Use it to dress salads, top burgers, or dip fries in!

    Ingredients for Vegan Cilantro Lime Dressing

    There's not many ingredients, making this dressing nice and simple!

    An overhead view of needed ingredients (and some equipment) for cilantro lime dressing. There is a bunch of cilantro, a lime in a small bowl, a bulb of garlic, a jar or mayo, and a bowl of salt. There is also a zester, an immersion blender, and a hand juicer.
    • Mayonnaise
    • Cilantro
    • Lime
    • Garlic
    • Lime

    I usually make my two ingredient, whole30 mayo for the base. It's Whole30 compatible and Keto friendly!

    However, it does have egg in it. If you want a vegan cilantro lime dressing, simply use a vegan mayo instead! Then you have a plant based cilantro lime dressing.

    By the way, if you're going to an event on your Whole30, this post has tips to survive a whole30 and I send it to all my Whole30 clients! It's my top tips for surviving an event while on a round.

    Questions and Tips for Cilantro Lime Dressing

    If you don't have an immersion blender, you can make this in a regular high speed blender. The only difference you'll need to add more oil, I recommend avocado oil, and keep pausing to push it all down.

    When choosing "half a bunch of cilantro", it's basically a large handful. If your bunch is thin, you may want to use the entire bunch. Check out the picture to get an idea of the size.

    Handful of cilantro for Cilantro Lime Dressing
    Handful of Cilantro for Cilantro Lime Dressing

    Dairy Free Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe

    Cilantro Lime Dressing

    Rachel Rivera
    Delicious dressing that is paleo, whole30, and keto friendly!
    4.67 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Dip, Dressing
    Cuisine American, Mexican, Spanish
    Servings 1.5 cups

    Equipment

    • 1 Jar
    • 1 Immersion Blender

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup mayo
    • ½ bunch cilantro chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic peeled and rough chopped
    • ½ tsp. salt
    • ½ juice and zest of lime

    Instructions
     

    • Place all ingredients in a jar.
    • Using an immersion blender, fully blend and incorporate everything together. Enjoy!
    Keyword dip, dressing, keto dip, paleo dip, Whole30 dip

    Other Whole30 Dips and Sauces You Will Enjoy

    • Sugar Free Honey Mustard
    • Dairy Free Ranch Dressing
    • Mango Dressing
    • Roasted Salsa Verde

    Note-This post contains some affiliate links which earn me a small commission, but at no extra cost to you! Thanks for the support!

    Did you make this recipe? Leave me a comment below letting me know how much you loved it!

    Also feel free to share a picture and tag me on Instagram @thecleanhappylife!

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    Comments

    1. Tanner says

      November 02, 2021 at 8:17 pm

      Finally took the plunge. So easy, fast, and delicious! I used rice wine vinegar because that s what I had and dried parsley and fresh chives for the herbs because that s what I had. I don t like wine or vinegar so I used a scant tbls of the vinegar because I was afraid. It was fine, so next time I ll follow the recipe as written. You ladies know your stuff! Thank you for doing the hard work to bring this into our lives.

      Reply
      • Rachel Rivera says

        November 08, 2021 at 6:12 pm

        I'm glad you tried it! Definitely try it as written, it's so worth it and you won't regret it!

        Reply
    2. Lani says

      October 27, 2021 at 11:02 pm

      4 stars
      Perfect, just what I need. Trying this out, thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Rachel Rivera says

        October 28, 2021 at 8:35 pm

        Your welcome! I hope you love it!

        Reply
    3. Marnie says

      October 27, 2021 at 5:17 pm

      5 stars
      Yummm... delicious, easy and fresh... what more could you want!! Thank you for this recipe. Marnie xx

      Reply
      • Rachel Rivera says

        October 27, 2021 at 8:49 pm

        Definitely, nothing more to ask for! I hope you enjoy it!

        Reply
    4. Anita says

      October 27, 2021 at 12:24 pm

      This looks soooo good! And easy too. The best of both worlds. 🙂 I can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Rachel Rivera says

        October 27, 2021 at 8:49 pm

        Oh yes, easy and delicious is my favorite combo! I hope you enjoy it!

        Reply
    5. Elaine says

      October 27, 2021 at 8:55 am

      Wow This looks delicious. Can’t wait to try it !!

      Reply
      • Rachel Rivera says

        October 27, 2021 at 8:46 pm

        Thank you! I hope you love it 🙂

        Reply
    6. Casey says

      January 31, 2021 at 8:36 pm

      I looooove a good dressing – especially when it’s super easy like this! Can’t wait to try it out on my salads this week!

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      • thecleanhappylife says

        February 01, 2021 at 11:35 am

        Yes same!! Hope you love it!

        Reply
    7. Yvonne says

      July 07, 2020 at 2:46 pm

      5 stars
      This was super easy and tasty!! I think I had a little too much cilantro because it’s pretty green 😂 but definitely tastes good!

      Reply
      • thecleanhappylife says

        July 07, 2020 at 6:42 pm

        I'm so glad you liked it! Easy and tasty recipes are the best, thank you for trying it!! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Carolyn says

      June 25, 2020 at 9:07 am

      Holy smokes this looks good. I love the flavors of avocado and lime together, and I’ve been wanting to make a dressing like this for chicken salad wraps. I’m glad I found this recipe, thanks!

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      • thecleanhappylife says

        June 28, 2020 at 2:59 pm

        Thank you! I hope you love it, it's definitely a favorite around here!! 🙂

        Reply

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