Cilantro Cream Recipe | Sauced

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Joshua Bousel
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Updated Aug. 30, 2018
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Sometimes it's the simplest of sauces that can save the day. This past weekend I grilled up a mess of chili-spiced skirt steak tacos, and while the meat was incredibly flavorful, put together in a taco with the standard fixings, it was still missing something.

Sour cream alone wasn't delivering what I wanted, so I turned to this four-ingredient, quick cilantro cream I saw in Robb Walsh's The Tex-Mex Grill and Backyard Barbacoa Cookbook.

Not even taking the time to chop the cilantro, I threw a generous handful into the blender with sour cream, lime juice, and green onion. A quick whirl and out came a light green sauce that was cool and fresh, with enough acidity and tang to round out the tacos.

Recipe Facts

Active: 10 mins
Total: 10 mins
Serves: 10 servings
Makes: 1 1/4 cup

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream

  • Juice of 1 lime

  • 1/2 cup packed roughly chopped fresh cilantro

  • 1 green onion roughly chopped, green part only

Directions

  1. Place sour cream, lime juice, cilantro, and green onion in the jar of a blender. Puree into smooth. Transfer to a small container and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Special equipment

Blender

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
51 Calories
4g Fat
2g Carbs
1g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories 51
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 12%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Sodium 10mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 5mg 23%
Calcium 33mg 3%
Iron 0mg 1%
Potassium 74mg 2%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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