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Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe

Recipe by: Isabel

"I wanted to reproduce the cilantro lime dressing from el Pollo Loco®. I have been on a poblano pepper kick lately, so here is my version."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep10 m
  • Cook10 m
  • Ready In35 m
  • 1Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • 2Coat poblano peppers with vegetable oil and place on a baking sheet.
  • 3Cook peppers under the broiler until blistered and scorched, about 10 minutes. Transfer peppers to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap until peppers are cool enough to handle. Remove skin from peppers.
  • 4Blend peppers, mayonnaise, lime juice, and garlic in a blender until dressing is smooth. Add cilantro, salt, and pepper to dressing and process until cilantro is incorporated but not smooth.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Note:
  • If you want to use as a dip, mix with sour cream in a 1 to 1 ration.
Ingredients
  • 16 servings
  • 106 cals
  • 3 poblano peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, or as needed
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    106
    5%
  • Fat:
    11.3
    17%
  • Carbs:
    1.4
    < 1%
  • Protein:
    0.4
    < 1%
  • Cholesterol:
    5
    2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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