Cilantro Sauce

Name: Cilantro Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 bunch fresh cilantro (leaves and stems); 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 garlic clove; ¼ cup water; Kosher salt

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Swirl a vibrant, tangy topping into our Slow-Cooker Turkey Chili with Quinoa before serving. If you don't like cilantro, use parsley instead. The sauce can also be used as a sandwich spread or stirred, like pesto, into hot pasta.

Recipe by Southern Living October 2014

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Recipe Summary

hands-on:

10 mins

total:

10 mins

Yield:

Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

1 bunch fresh cilantro (leaves and stems)
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
1 garlic clove
¼ cup water
Kosher salt

Directions

Step 1

Process cilantro, olive oil, lime juice, jalapeño pepper, garlic clove, and water in a blender until smooth, adding more water, if needed, to reach desired consistency. Add kosher salt to taste. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 week.

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