5-Minute Cilantro Lime Yogurt Sauce
Serve this cilantro lime Greek yogurt sauce with your favorite nachos, tacos, spicy curries, grilled steak, smashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, and so much more! You hardly need measurements to make this recipe — what I've provided here are guidelines at best. You should absolutely adjust the flavors and consistency to suit your needs. This is an easy, low-lift, low-effort, simple condiment to round out your meal. Don't stress out about it. When it tastes good to you, it's done!
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole fat plain greek yogurt
- ½ lime, zested
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro (minced)
- ½ teaspoon diamond crystal kosher salt (use half as much of another brand)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine greek yogurt, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a small bowl and whisk well until combined.
- Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Serve as a dipping sauce or drizzle over roasted veggies, tacos, nachos, samosas, etc!
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up 2-3 days.
RECIPE NOTES
- Store lime cilantro yogurt sauce in an airtight container in the fridge. Some separation will naturally occur; stir to combine before serving. It is best used within 2-3 days. The more lime juice you use in your lime yogurt sauce, the quicker the mixture will curdle and separate. A very thin, drizzle-able lime yogurt sauce with lots of lime juice in it is best used same-day.
- Look for the single-serving cups of Greek yogurt at the grocery store. There's usually enough room at the top of the container that you can mix everything in it without having to wash another bowl.
- To create a thinner sauce, add more lime juice. For more intense lime flavor, add more lime zest!
- Always zest the lime BEFORE you juice it. Don't zest too deep into the skin; the pith (the white part of the peel under the skin) is very bitter!