This vegan cilantro lime crema is ready in minutes, and it's so tasty. You're going to be putting it on everything!
This vegan cilantro lime crema makes enough for 16 servings and can be refrigerated for up to a week. This is the perfect recipe to make to top all of your Cinco de Mayo recipes with!
Why I Made Vegan Lime Crema
I've been eating Mexican-inspired cuisine since I was a teen. What's not to love about it? Mexican cuisine is packed with so many delicious flavors. I had been missing using a lot of cream sauces since going vegan because most are made from dairy. Recently I discovered some new dairy alternatives that have totally blown my mind and now I'm getting back to eating some of my favorite recipes!
How To Make Vegan Lime Crema
This vegan lime crema is incredibly easy to make and only really requires a knife and a bowl. If you'd like to use a mortar and pestle to extract maximum juices out of the lime and cilantro then you are more than welcome!
Ingredients for Vegan Lime Crema
- Lime
- Vegan Sour Cream
- Cilantro
- Garlic
Kitchen Equipment I used for recipe:
- Restaurant style squeeze bottle for fancy pouring - This is completely unnescesary and doesn't add any additional flavor to the recipe BUT it does give you a lot more control of pouring the sauce and makes it way easier to make the dishes look aesthetically pleasing. For how cheap it is it's totally worth it!
- Mortar & Pestle for grinding herbs/sauces - This is a nice large mortar and pestle with a wide opening so that you can make a wide variety of sauces/dips without worrying about not having enough room.
Instructions for Vegan Lime Crema
Putting this recipe together is easy and should take you less than 5 minutes. You can make and serve immediately or store it in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- Squeeze the juice of 1 lime into a bowl. (Approx. 2 tbsp)
- Add 1 cup of sour cream, 1 minced garlic clove, 2 tablespoon cilantro and ¼ teaspoon of salt into the bowl and stir together.
- *optional* zest some of the lime on top of the sauce.
- Serve the sauce immediately or store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Commonly Asked Questions For Vegan Lime Crema
How long can you store vegan lime crema?
You can store this recipe for up to 5 days in the fridge. You may even notice that storing it in the fridge might make it more flavorful. Although it likely won't last that long because you'll be putting it on everything!
Can you make vegan lime crema ahead?
This recipe is the perfect recipe to make ahead of time. Although it is incredibly easy to make and takes no time at all, preparing it ahead of time does two things. 1) it takes one more thing off your plate when it comes time to make the full meal. 2) it allows the flavors to mingle for longer and really brings them out when you do use it!
Full Measurements & Instructions Below!
Vegan Lime Crema
Ingredients
- 1 Lime
- 1 cup Vegan Sour Cream we used Tofutti
- 2 tablespoon Cilantro optional
- 1 clove Garlic minced
Instructions
- Squeeze the juice of 1 lime into a bowl. (Approx. 2 tbsp)
- Add 1 cup of sour cream, 1 minced garlic clove, 2 tablespoon cilantro and ¼ teaspoon of salt into the bowl and stir together.
- *optional* zest some of the lime on top of the sauce.
- Serve the sauce immediately or store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
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Nutrition Facts for Vegan Lime Crema
One serving of this recipe is equal to 1 tablespoon. As such this is relatively low calorie with only 42 calories per serving.
However, as we talk a lot about here, since the main ingredient is processed it's devoid of a lot of other nutrition as evidenced in the nutrition facts.
One way to make this recipe more nutritious would be to substitute the vegan sour cream for fresh avocados.
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