Cilantro-Lime Dressing Recipes

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Jason: Here are two recipes I found. The first one, which includes an entire

salad, has a cilantro-lime dressing. The " Cilantro Sauce " was originally posted

on Veg-Recipes by Brenda Adams, but sounds like it could also be used as a

dressing.

 

 

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Acapulco Jicama Salad

 

Recipe By :Cole Publishing Group Recipe Collection

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Caribbean Salad

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1/4 cup cilantro -- minced

2 tablespoons lime juice

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar

2 tablespoons oil

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 oranges

peeled, and sliced into 1/4 " thick circles

1 avocado

peeled, pitted, and sliced into 1 " cubes

1 small jicama

peeled and sliced into 1/2 " cubes

18 red-leaf lettuce leaves

wash, dry, and tear into pieces

 

Whisk together cilantro, lime juice, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper.Marinate

orange slices, avocado, and jicama in lime-cilantro vinaigrette for 30 minutes.

Arrange lettuce on chilled salad plates. Remove orange, avocado, and jicama from

marinade and place on lettuce.

 

 

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Per serving: 175 Calories (kcal); 10g Total Fat; (47% calories from fat); 3g

Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 169mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Yield: 6 servings.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 810 0

 

 

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Cilantro Sauce

 

Recipe By :California Home Cooking

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cookbook Sauces & Seasonings

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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6 cloves garlic

1 serrano chile

OR jalapeno chile

2 cups cilantro -- (about 2 bunches)

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

(3 to 4 limes)

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

 

Combine the garlic, chile, cilantro, salt, and lime juice in a blender or

food processor. Blend or process until the mixture forms a smooth puree.

Transer to a small bowl, stir in the olive oil, taste, and adjust the

seasonings.

 

Source: California Home Cooking: American cooking in the California style

by Michele Anna Jordan, 1997

 

Formatted for MC by Brenda Adams <adamsfmle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Per serving: 841 Calories (kcal); 75g Total Fat; (75% calories from fat); 14g

Protein; 41g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2006mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 14 1/2

Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0