Cilantro Lime Dressing

Make this cilantro lime dressing recipe for your next green salad! It’s the perfect burst of freshness to accompany your Mexican and Tex-Mex meals. You can make the dressing creamy or spicy, if you wish! Recipe yields 1 ¼ cups.

Ingreadient:

• ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ½ cup lime juice (from about 4 to 6 limes)
• 1 cup loosely packed cilantro (mostly leaves, small stems are ok, from about 1 small bunch) 
• 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup, to taste
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• Scant ½ teaspoon fine salt, to taste
• 1 clove garlic, roughly chopped
• Optional, for spice: 1 small jalapeño, seeds and ribs removed, and roughly chopped, and/or a pinch of red pepper flakes
• Optional, for creamy dressing: 2 tablespoons tahini or ½ cup whole-milk Greek yogurt

Direction

1. In a food processor or small blender, combine all of the ingredients. Process until the mixture is completely smooth with tiny flecks of cilantro. 
2. Taste, and adjust as necessary—if the dressing is overwhelmingly tart, add more honey by the teaspoon. If it tastes a little bitter or needs extra oomph, add another pinch or two of salt. For more spice, add a pinch of red pepper flakes. Blend again. 
3. Serve immediately or store in a covered jar in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.