Mint – Cilantro Salad Dressing / Vinaigrette / Marinade / Dip

Mint – Cilantro Salad Dressing / Vinaigrette / Marinade / Dip

Try this low calorie salad dressing / vinaigrette to enhance the taste of your salad. This is an easy recipe and this dressing can be used as marinade as well as a dip too. This article has recipe and different ways of adding this low calorie and flavorful dressing to your diet.

Salad dressing doesn’t have to be high in calories to be tasty and to enhance the taste of the salad. I like to avoid store bought dressings because they are high in calorie contents, preservatives, and have lot of ingredients listed that I don’t understand. This homemade Mint- Cilantro salad dressing is low in calories, zesty, flavorful, and easy to make.

Marinade-

This salad dressing can also be used as marinade to marinate your tofu, paneer (Indian cottage cheese), vegetables, any kind of meat, or any kind of food that you want to grill or fry. These marinated nuggets are delicious and can be eaten as side dish, snacks, or can be added to your salad.

Dip / Chutney-

Besides, this dressing can also be used as dip / chutney to make sandwiches, wraps, and pizza. I have used this dressing to dip my snacks / appetizers like samosas, kachori, nuggets, spring rolls, avocado rolls, grilled/fried tofu, grilled/fried paneer (Indian cottage cheese), and much more.

Salad Dressing / Vinaigrette –

I have used this salad dressing on water melon-mixed green salad, papaya and mixed green salads, quinoa salad, tofu salad, paneer tikka salad, garden vegie salad, mixed vegetable salad, garbanzo beans salad, cobb salad, and high protein-sprouts salad. This salad dressing tastes well with all these salads.

How to make Mint Cilantro salad dressing / vinaigrette / marinade / dip?

It is made from simple ingredients in no more than five minutes and can be used in any way you like. All you need is cilantro (coriander leaves), mint leaves, jalapeno (green chili or red chili flakes), garlic clove, olive oil, salt (simple or Himalayan salt or black salt or kosher salt), lime or lemon juice (or vinegar) and water. Making this is just a two-step recipe. You literally just have to wash and chop the ingredients and blend them well. The salad dressing / marinade / dip is ready to eat.

Preparation and Cooking Time – 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 bunch of fresh and washed cilantro (Coriander leaves) – (2 cups of chopped cilantro or coriander leaves)
• ½ bunch of fresh and washed mint leaves – (1 cup of chopped mint leaves)
• 1 clove of peeled and chopped garlic or 1/2 teaspoon of garlic paste (this ingredient is optional)
• ½ cup of olive oil (I use extra virgin organic olive oil)
• Salt to taste (regular or Himalayan salt or black salt or kosher salt)
• 1/3 chopped green jalapeno (or 1 chopped green chili, or ½ teaspoon of red chili flakes or ½ teaspoon of black pepper)
• 1 – 2 freshly squeezed big lime or lemon juice (or 1-2 tablespoon of white vinegar) 
•  ¼ -1/2 cup of water only if needed to blend the mix properly

Recipe

• Take all the fresh ingredients mentioned above and wash them thoroughly.
• Chop them well.

• Mix all the ingredients in mixer / blender / food processor jar and blend them well.

• Mint Cilantro salad dressing / vinaigrette / marinade / dip is ready to eat.

Tips

• You can make dressing with only cilantro or only mint leaves too if you do not have both at home.
• You can store this salad dressing / marinade / dip in refrigerator for a week and use it.
• It tastes the best when eaten fresh.

Click the link below to know how to make Indian style Cilantro Mint Chutney / Dip

Cilantro Mint Chutney – Dip / Coriander Mint Chutney – Dip / Fudina Chutney

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