Creamy Cilantro Dressing with Cottage Cheese

Danielle Lima Posted onMay 5, 2025May 5, 2025

This Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing is made with cottage cheese, Greek yogurt and fresh herbs for a flavorful and rich sauce that can be used for green salads, taco salads, burritos and more.

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A ceramic bowl brimming with creamy cilantro dressing sits alongside a wooden spoon. Fresh green herbs are scattered on the white tiled surface, enhancing the dishs vibrant appeal.

This creamy cilantro sauce is an explosion of fresh flavors in one rich and creamy sauce. The cilantro, garlic and apple cider vinegar give the dressing an earthy sweetness and the Greek yogurt and cottage cheese combo adds protein but not a lot of fat.

Homemade salad dressings are the way to go. They’re inexpensive, incredibly fresh and you control what goes in them. Use this one for ground turkey burrito bowls, garden salads or as a dipping sauce.

Try more of my favorite sauces, like cottage cheese avocado crema, peanut butter sauce or chipotle ranch dressing.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

Only 28 calories per serving.
Fresh ingredients.

Ingredients and Substitutions:

These are the main ingredients and substitutions for these delicious taco bowls. See the recipe card below for the full ingredients list and instructions for this recipe.

An overhead view of various ingredients labeled: cottage cheese, olive oil, pepper, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, water, Greek yogurt, cilantro for a creamy cilantro dressing, garlic, and salt. All are arranged on a white tile surface.

Fresh Cilantro
Low-Fat Cottage Cheese: use a cottage cheese that’s not too watery. I love good culture. You can also use full-fat for a creamier sauce.
Non-Fat Plain Greek Yogurt: adds protein but not too much fat. You can use full-fat, regular yogurt or sour cream, if desired.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil: or avocado oil.
Fresh Garlic
Apple Cider Vinegar
Cholula: add a couple dashes of hot sauce some heat. Use your favorite!

Variations

Add fresh lime juice to turn this into a creamy cilantro lime dressing.
Add red pepper flakes for a bit of kick you can’t get with hot sauce alone.

Dietary Modifications

This recipe is gluten-free, as is.
For dairy-free, use a dairy-free cottage cheese and dairy-free yogurt for the cream sauce.

How to make this creamy cilantro dressing recipe (a visual step-by-step guide):

Step 1: blend creamy sauce

In a single blender cup, immersion blender or high-speed blender add the cilantro (stems on are fine just remove the long end stems), cottage cheese, yogurt, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, salt, apple cider vinegar, black pepper and Cholula (image 1). Blend until smooth (image 2).

Two images side by side of a blender. Left: Ingredients like greens, yogurt, and spices before blending for a creamy cilantro dressing. Right: Resulting smooth, vibrant green mixture after blending. Both images are numbered.

Expert Tip!

Add this to tacos, bowls, burritos, wraps or just use for dipping!

Recipe FAQs

How to store this creamy cilantro sauce?

Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

What should I use this fresh dressing for?

Anything! It’s delicious with salads, turkey burrito bowls, wraps and sandwiches.

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