Name: Jalapeño and Cilantro Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves and stems, trimmed and chopped coarse; 3 jalapeño chiles, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

Why This Recipe Works

Spicy jalapeño chiles combine with citrusy cilantro and tart lime juice to create a sauce that gives our chicken breasts a Mexican flair.

Before You Begin

For a spicier sauce, reserve and add some of the chile seeds to the blender.

Instructions

Process cilantro, jalapeños, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic, and salt in blender for 1 minute. Scrape down sides of blender jar and continue to process until smooth, about 1 minute longer. With blender running, slowly add oil until incorporated. Transfer to bowl. (Sauce can be refrigerated up to 3 days.)