Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce
This Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce is a spicy, tangy creamy sauce that is perfect for topping off fish tacos, crispy chicken tacos, chicken wings or even dip your favorite French fries in. Easy to make with just a few ingredients, this is one jalapeno cream sauce that is absolutely addictive.
Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce
Let me talk to you for a minute about tasty toppers and garlic dipping sauces. When I say topper, I mean that last little bit of condiment that you add to an already amazing dish that just takes that already amazing dish to the next level. You know what I am taking about? Yup .. I know you do!!
So you just have to trust me when I tell you that this Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce is The Ultimate Topper. Super easy to make, this zesty, spicy garlicy sauce brings the best of all worlds together.
You have a cilantro jalapeno dip type creamy sauce that is a bit spicy from the garlic and jalapeno, a bit tangy from the lime and is just the perfect compliment to whatever you are adding it to. Seasoned fish tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, aint no thing like a chicken wing wings… it’s all just plain ol’ food until this cilantro garlic sauce gets drizzled on top of it.
Serving Up Jalapeno Sauce
Your flip-flop! Yes, you can add this garlic jalapeno sauce to your shoe and it will be delicious 🙂
- Chicken Wings
- Loaded Potato Poppers
- French Fries
- Fish Tacos
- Pulled Pork Tacos
- Smoked Pork Tacos
- Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
- Baked Mahi Mahi
- Sandwiches
- Grilled shrimp kabobs
- Etc, etc, etc…..
Garlic Sauce vs Garlic Aioli
Close but not quite. An aioli is made using mayonnaise and seasonings and while it is super close, this cilantro garlic dipping sauce is not exactly a garlic aioli. My jalapeno sauce is made using sour cream and mayo instead of using just mayonnaise as it’s base.
Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce Recipe
- To make this super easy homemade jalapeno sauce, start by adding your garlic cloves, jalapeno and cilantro to a food processor and pulse until they are all minced.
- Then add in your sour cream and mayo and mix until creamy.
- Squeeze in your lime juice and add your lime zest along with your salt and pepper and mix until everything has been incorporated and your garlic sauce is creamy.
Seriously, in just 5 minutes you will have this amazing cilantro jalapeno sauce that goes perfectly on just about anything. Great for fish, chicken pork and even steak, this Garlic Cilantro Sauce is the very best way to top off so many different foods, you will need to have this in your refrigerator 24/7 from this day on.
Trust me … you really want this jalapeno cream sauce on EVERYTHING…. ok, maybe don’t try the flip-flop thing but you really need to try this on everything else.
Enjoy!!
Cilantro Jalapeno Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lime, juiced and zested
- 2 jalapenos.. stem, seeds and ribs removed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- To make this Garlic Cilantro Sauce, start by adding your garlic cloves, jalapeno and cilantro to a food processor and pulse until they are all minced. Then add in your sour cream and mayo and mix until creamy. Then add in your lime juice and zest along with your salt and pepper and mix until everything has been incorporated and your Garlic Cilantro Sauce is creamy.
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Update Notes: This post was originally published in June of 2018 but was republished with an updated recipe, new photos, step by step instructions and tips in April of 2024.
Our garden is overflowing with cilantro. I’m so glad I found this recipe. Thank you!
Cilantro is my absolute favorite herb. I love it on anything and everything. I have never used cream cheese in mine so I’m definitely looking forward to trying this one out. I make a mean mahi mahi and I bet this would be dream on that.
We just made chicken tostadas last night and this sauce would have been perfect on them! I love this sauce has cream cheese in it! Saving for next time!
Would you believe that the first time I tasted cilantro I thought, “What is all this fuss about? It tastes terrible!” A few years later I love the stuff. It is an acquired taste but once you get used to it you can’t get enough of it. Your topper sounds delicious — one that would be welcome at our house.
This is my kind of sauce, perfect for everything. And so simpel to make. Simple recipes are just the best. I bet this is really nice on a salad, on grilled meats and appetizers too. Making a batch this week!
I can’t wait to try this green goodness!! I’m almost tempted to make a special run to the grocery just to pick up cilantro!
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve really come to love the flavor of cilantro. This sauce is perfect for dipping and even drizzled over salad. Yum!
This really looks very creamy. I love the fact that garlic and cilantro will even make a great topping for a baked potato this has so many uses!
yum! I love how creamy this sauce is. I can’t wait to try it on my french fries.