Name: Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes); 1 clove garlic (roughly chopped); 1/2 teaspoon agave; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro

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Prep: 2 minutes

Total: 2 minutes

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Cilantro Lime Vinaingrette - This flavorful Mexican inspired salad dressing recipe is bright and flavorful

This Cilantro Lime vinaigrette is an easy Tex-Mex inspired salad dressing recipe that can be made in under 2 minutes.

My family loves anything Mexican inspired. Whether it’s enchiladas (these are our favorite) or Mexican Street Corn (check out my salad version here), we love the bold flavors.

A while back we were eating at our favorite Mexican restaurant and I ordered a salad. It came with an incredible Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette dressing.

I loved the brightness from the lime and the bite of the garlic. It added such great flavor to my salad.

I immediately knew I had to recreate this recipe at home. As usual, I pulled out my trusty notebook (I always carry one with me for situations like these) and started jotting down what I thought was in the vinaigrette. I even asked to have my remaining dressing wrapped so I could take it home and use it for comparison.

As soon as I got home, I got to work. I typically have the basic ingredients on hand — cilantro, limes and garlic — so I didn’t even need to stop at the grocery store.

After a few tries, I believe I came up with a pretty close match to the restaurant version. It was bright and bold and just perfect!

I can see myself using it on green salads, pastas and even as a meat marinade!

This Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette recipe is definitely a keeper! I will be making lots of this stuff in the future.