This cilantro jalapeño sauce recipe is delicious on chicken, shrimp, burgers, eggs, roasted potatoes and more! The perfect meal prep sauce.
Nothing elevates a simple chicken dinner like a slam dunk homemade sauce. Well friends, your search for the perfect sauce is over. This cilantro jalapeño sauce recipe is bright, tangy and just the right amount of spicy. It’s excellent on chicken, but just as good on burgers, shrimp, fish, roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, tacos and more!
The best part? This is designed as a meal prep sauce. That means you can make it ahead to make dinnertime super easy. Another plus? If you have littles who hate spice, leave the sauce off of theirs! Or, provide a bit on the side for dipping if they’re feeling brave. You can also easily adjust the spice level of this cilantro jalapeño sauce by either removing all of the jalapeño seeds, or leaving a few in for a bit more spice.
To make the sauce, you’ll first roast the jalapeños in the oven. This serves to deepen the flavor, as well as mellow some of the spiciness. Next, you simply add all of the ingredients (olive oil, lime juice, vinegar, roasted jalapeño, garlic, salt & cilantro) to the blender and blend until smooth. That’s it! A few simple steps and you’ll have an incredible homemade sauce to make all of your meals a whole lot tastier throughout the week.
Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce Recipe
Servings: 6
Calories: 197.9kcal
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- 1 jalapeno
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- 2 garlic cloves
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- 1/2 cup + 2 tsp olive oil
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- 2 limes
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- 1 T white wine vinegar
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- 1/4 tsp salt
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- 1 bunch cilantro
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- Preheat oven to 400 F.
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- Remove seeds from 1 jalapeno.
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- Brush 1 jalapeño and 2 peeled garlic cloves with 1-2tsp olive oil. Place on a sheet pan & roast ~15 mins until pepper is softened & browning. Turn halfway through cook time.
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- To a blender add 1/2 cup olive oil, juice of 2 limes, 1T white wine vinegar, 1 roasted jalapeno, 2 roasted garlic cloves, 1/4tsp salt & handful of cilantro. Pulse until well blended.
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- Store in the fridge.
Calories: 197.9kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.8g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 21.6g
Ways to Use this Jalapeño Sauce Recipe
This jalapeño sauce recipe is SO incredibly versatile! Here are just a few ways to use enjoy this sauce. Have another idea? I’d love to see it! Message