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Toasted Cumin Kefir Lime Cilantro Ranch
A pourable, tangy kefir ranch with bright lime, plenty of cilantro and a warm hint of cumin and garlic that clings lightly to crisp leaves.

- No-cook
- 40 min · 10 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- ½ cup (120 ml)120 gPlain kefir, low-fat
- ⅓ cup80 gPlain yogurt, low-fat
- ½ lime, juiced25 gLime juice
- ¾ cup chopped12 gFresh cilantrofinely chopped
- 1 medium15 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
- 2¼ tsp10 gOlive oil
- 1 clove3 gGarlicgrated
- ½ tsp1 gGround cumin
- ½ tsp1 gOnion powder
- ¾ tsp5 gHoney
- ¼ tsp1.5 gSalt
- ¼ tsp0.5 gBlack pepper
Steps
- Prepare first: finely chop the cilantro, thinly slice the green onion and grate the garlic.
- In a medium bowl, stir the lime juice with the garlic, cumin, onion powder, honey, salt and black pepper until the honey and salt dissolve.
- Whisk in the plain yogurt until smooth, then slowly whisk in the kefir to make a pourable dressing.
- Whisk in the olive oil in a thin stream until glossy.
- Fold in the cilantro and green onion.
- Cover and chill for 30 minutes so the flavors blend; whisk again before tossing with leafy salads. Keeps up to 4 days in the fridge.
Contains: Milk.
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