Best Cilantro Lime Salsa Recipes

CILANTRO-LIME GRILLED CHICKEN WITH STRAWBERRY SALSA

Steps:

• Combine cilantro, club soda, olive oil, honey, lime zest, lime juice, salt, and pepper in a blender. Process marinade until smooth, about 30 seconds.
• Place each chicken breast between plastic wrap and gently pound using a meat mallet to about 1/2-inch thickness. Place in a large bowl and pour marinade over chicken. Let sit for about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Toss tomatoes, strawberries, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate until chicken is ready to serve.
• Grill chicken on the preheated grill until no longer pink inside and juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Spoon salsa over grilled chicken.

PEACH SALSA WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Mix peaches, onion, and cilantro together in a large bowl; drizzle with lime juice. Sprinkle salsa with sugar; toss to coat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN CAKES WITH SALSA, FRESH CILANTRO, AND KEY LIME PEPPERED MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Coat pan with 2 teaspoons peanut oil.
• Combine beans, salsa, green onions, peppers, cilantro, bread crumbs, garlic, and chipotle sauce in a large bowl and mix well, mashing up the beans. Form 12 small patties (about the diameter of a silver dollar and 3/4 to 1-inch thick) and roll in tortilla breading.
• Heat 2 teaspoons peanut oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry patties, in batches as necessary, until golden brown and heated through.
• Serve on bed of salsa or cover with salsa and fresh cilantro. Add a small dollop of Peppered Lime Mayonnaise on top and garnish with a twist on lime.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate if not using immediately.

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN TACOS WITH A MANGO AND BLACK BEAN SALSA

Steps:

• Place first 8 ingredients in a large zip lock back and combine thoroughly. Add the chicken breasts and mix until the breasts are evenly coated. Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 2-4 hours.
• Peel and chop the mango. Rinse and drain the black beans. Chop the green onions, jalapeno and cilantro. In a small bowl, combine the lime juice and cumin until well mixed. Place the mango, black beans, green onions, cilantro, and jalapeno in a large bowl. Pour the lime/cumin mixture over and mix gently. Taste - add more lime juice if needed.
• Grill chicken breasts until thoroughly cooked. Let the meat rest for at least 5 minutes before slicing into thin slices. Place the corn tortillas in a panini grill for 30 seconds (or cook them in a dry skillet on each side for 45-60 seconds). Layer the warmed tortilla with sour cream, sliced chicken, cotija cheese, mango and black bean salsa. Serve with a side of guacamole and salsa. Enjoy.

JALAPENO-CILANTRO-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in bowl, mix well to coat all with lime juice and salt. Adjust to taste (saltiness, spiciness, sourness). Let sit for 1-2 hours to allow flavours to blend. TIP: Try adding mango when it's in season for a delicious, juicy mango salsa!

GRILLED LIME-CILANTRO CHICKEN WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Prepare the marinade: In a small bowl, combine all the marinade ingredients and whisk to combine. Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
• Place the chicken breasts between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound to flatten slightly with a rolling pin. Arrange the chicken breasts in a large shallow glass dish and pour the marinade over, Turning to coat evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours, turning several times to make sure the marinade covers all the chicken.
• Meanwhile prepare the salsa: Place the red pepper in a preheated 425*F oven and roast until skin is well blistered. (alternatively roast over a gas flame) Place blistered pepper into a zip lock baggie and close the bag. Let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from bag. Slip peel off and remove seeds. Chop roasted pepper and combine with remaining salsa ingredients. Mix well, cover and chill until ready to serve.
• Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for medium high heat grilling. Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on grill rack. Grill, turning once for 7 to 10 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Alternatively, you may broil the breasts for 7 to 10 minutes on each side, once again, until the juices run clear.
• To serve, place the chicken on individual plates and spoon the mango salsa on top.

CILANTRO-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together all ingredients.
• Serve with tortilla chips as desired.

SMOKED CHEDDAR QUESADILLAS WITH YELLOW TOMATO SALSA AND CILANTRO LIME SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Combine chopped tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, mint and cilantro in a small bowl and season generously with salt. Toss salsa and set aside. Combine sour cream, lime zest and juice and cilantro leaves in food processor and process until smooth and light green. Transfer to a small serving bowl. Sour cream can be used to top soup or quesadilla or both.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Add oil and corn and quickly toss to warm. Season corn with salt and pepper and transfer onto a plate. Shred your cheeses, wipe out your pan and return it to the stove top over medium high heat. Add a flour tortilla to the skillet. Cook 30 seconds, then flip tortilla. Cover half the surface of the tortilla generously with smoked cheddar, pepper Jack and 1/4 corn. Fold tortillas over and press down gently with a spatula. Turn tortilla a few times to melt cheese. Remove quesadilla from the skillet and cut into wedges. Top with salsa and sour cream.

EASY CILANTRO LIME ROTEL SALSA

Steps:

• Dice/chop the onion based on your preferences. I prefer to chop mine in a food processor.
• Remove cilantro leaves from stems. Discard stems, and chop cilantro leaves or run through food processor slightly.
• If you prefer really chunky salsa, then simply mix all ingredients together.
• I prefer a more blended salsa, so I use a food processor to make my Rotel and petite diced tomatoes a bit smaller.
• I never measure the minced garlic, cumin, lime juice, salt, or pepper, so the amounts are all estimates. You can adjust to your own personal tastes.
• Enjoy! I've been known to just eat it straight from the bowl. :-).

CRANBERRY SALSA WITH CILANTRO, LIME, AND JALAPENO

Steps:

• Put the cranberries into a food processor or blender and pulse until they are partly chopped. Add sweetener of your choice and pulse a few times more to combine. Add sliced green onions, chopped cilantro, chopped jalapenos (or Green Tabasco Sauce), olive oil, and lime juice and pulse until all ingredients are chopped and the mixture is well combined. (If you're not sure about using 2 jalapenos, add one and taste the mixture before you add the other, but I'm kind of a lightweight on spicy things and this was just right for me.) Put mixture into a glass or plastic container with a tight-fitting lid and chill for several hours or overnight. Serve over 8 oz softened low-fat cream cheese for dip.

COOKING LIGHT CILANTRO-LIME CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Toss and let stand 3 minutes.
• Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade.
• Sprinkle chicken evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Coat pan with cooking spray.
• Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.
• To prpare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a medium bowl.
• Add avocado; stir gently to combine.
• Serve salsa over chicken.

CILANTRO SALSA WITH COCONUT AND LIME

Steps:

• In a small skillet, heat cumin seeds over medium heat until toasted and aromatic, about 3 minutes. Let cool slightly, then crush lightly with the side of a knife.
• In a food processor, process scallions, garlic, and chiles until finely chopped, about 10 seconds. Add cilantro, crushed cumin, lime juice, 2 tablespoons water, coconut, salt, and oil; pulse to form a coarse paste, about 10 times. Serve at room temperature.

LIME-CILANTRO GAZPACHO W/ AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Set aside 2 tbsp of onion and 2 tbsp of cilantro in small bowl. Place remaining onion, cilantro and garlic in food processor and run until garlic is finely minced. add tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, 2 tbsp lime juice and Tabasco and process until smooth. Add 1/2 tsp of salt and the pepper, taste and adjust as needed. Refrigerate at least 30 min. before serving. Meanwhile, add remaining 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp lime juice and avocado to reserved onion and cilantro. Toss and top each serving of gazpacho with 1/4 of the avocado salsa.

SHRIMP TACOS WITH CILANTRO LIME YOGURT AND CORN SALSA

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients for the yogurt in a bowl, cover and chill.
• Combine all marinade ingredients in a zip lock bag, add shrimp and let set for 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
• Combine all ingredients for salsa in a bowl and set aside.
• Remove shrimp from marinade; discard marinade.
• Cook shrimp in a large skillet over med heat 2 minutes per side.
• Remove from heat and cool.
• When shrimp are room temp slice in halve lengthwise and set aside.
• Divide shrimp evely among taco shells.
• Top each with a handful of lettuce, 2 tbls corn salsa and 1 tbls. cilantro yogurt.
• Serve right away.

APPLE SALSA WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• Combine apples, onion, chile pepper, (jalapeno pepper, if desired), lime juice, cilantro, black pepper and salt in a large bowl; mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight. Serve with tortilla chips.

APPLE SALSA WITH CILANTRO AND LIME

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, mix well.
• 2. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. Serve with tortilla chips.

QUICK LIME & CORIANDER (CILANTRO) SALSA

Steps:

• Fling all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
• If you're not so keen on lots of lime then add it in slowly until it suits your tastes.
• Serve immediately.

SHIRLEY'S CILANTRO LIME SALSA

Steps:

• Put all ingredients into blender or food processor, add salt, lime juice and pepper according to desired taste. Pulse to keep a little chunky. Serve with tortilla chips (my favorite are the "hint of lime")
• As an option you can also use a few peppers from a jar, they are sometimes pickled and add a little extra tang to the salsa. You can also use fresh minced garlic from a jar as a time saver.

CILANTRO-LIME CHICKEN WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• To prepare chicken, combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl;toss and let stand 3 minutes. Remove chicken from marinade; discard marinade. Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp salt. Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan;cook 6 minutes on each side or until done. To prepare salsa, combine tomato and next 4 ingredients in a medium bow. Add avocado; stir gently to combine. Serve salsa over chicken.

CILANTRO-LIME SALSA

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together all ingredients.
• Serve with tortilla chips as desired.