With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner I wanted to share this delicious cilantro jalapeño “dip” so you can make it for your Saturday fiesta! I’m calling it a “dip” because it can be used in so many ways as a sauce. Use it inside tacos or top enchiladas, endless tasty possibilities! Serve it as a dip with chips and veggies, or keep it in a gravy boat to pour over nachos.
This recipe calls for a heaping tbsp. of pickled onions. My favorite picked onion recipe can be found here , it’s what I used for this recipe. Pickled onions are a great topping to have on hand since they are a great addition to tacos… hint hint 😉
If you don’t feel like making pickled onions, you can add red onion or omit the onion all together. It adds a lovely tang to this sauce, I mean dip!
Here are a few more ideas for dip/sauce usage:
Salad bowl
Taco spread
¡Vamos de fiesta!
Cilantro Jalapeño Dip/Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup medium to firmly packed cilantro
- 2-3 jalapeños with the seeds removed
- 1/2 cup canned garbanzo beans, washed and skins removed
- 1/4 cup evoo
- juice of one lime (should be at least 2 tbsps.)
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt (add more to taste - I added 1/8 tsp. of Jacobsen's Black Garlic Salt)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 heaping tbsp. of picked onion (recipe here)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender. You can start with one jalapeño and add more to taste. If you know you like it spicy, feel free to add in a few seeds!
- Remove from food processor and let it set in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Serve with your favorite chips or veggies for dipping. Add it to tacos, burritos, nachos, or any bowl of food. Enjoy!
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