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️ Creamy Jalapeño Sauce: Your New Obsession! Jalapeño sauce: whip up this essential creamy condiment in minutes. Perfect for tacos, grilled dishes, and elevatin

Creamy Jalapeño Sauce: Your New Obsession!

This creamy jalapeño sauce, featuring pickled jalapeños and fresh cilantro, offers a vibrant kick to any meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 110
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup pickled jalapeños
  • 3-4 tbsp roughly chopped fresh jalapeños, white membrane and seeds removed
  • 1 small garlic clove
  • 1/3 cup tightly packed coriander/cilantro leaves
  • 2 tsp lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup whole-egg mayonnaise or kewpie
  • 1/3 cup sour cream

Method
 

  1. Combine the pickled jalapeños, fresh jalapeños, garlic, cilantro leaves, lime juice, and salt in a jug.
  2. Blitz using a stick blender for 1-2 minutes until the mixture is completely smooth, ensuring no chunks remain for a truly creamy texture.
  3. Gently stir in the mayonnaise until fully incorporated.
  4. Finally, stir in the sour cream until fully combined and smooth.
  5. Taste and add more salt or lime juice if needed to adjust the flavor to your preference.

Notes

- For varying heat levels: Use fewer fresh jalapeños for a milder sauce, or include some seeds for extra spice.
- Storage: Store the creamy jalapeño sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I find it tastes even better the next day as the flavors meld.
- Serving suggestion: This sauce is fantastic on fish tacos, as a spread for sandwiches, or drizzled over roasted vegetables. Experiment with it on eggs for a spicy breakfast boost.
Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.