Description
Creamy Baja sauce brings zesty Mexican coastal flavors to your kitchen, dancing with tangy lime and spicy peppers. Bold ingredients blend seamlessly, creating a versatile condiment you cannot resist drizzling over tacos, salads, and grilled meats.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) sour cream
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lime juice
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) lime zest
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 ml) black pepper
Additional Flavor:
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) hot sauce (adjust to taste)
Instructions
- Thoroughly blend mayonnaise and sour cream in a mixing vessel until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Incorporate zesty lime essence and tangy lime juice into the creamy base, creating a bright foundational flavor profile.
- Infuse the mixture with aromatic spices: introduce fiery hot sauce, pungent garlic powder, sharp onion powder, earthy cumin, smoky paprika, and a balanced blend of seasoning.
- Whisk vigorously to ensure all spices are evenly distributed, transforming the sauce into a harmonious, velvety condiment.
- Optional: Fold in freshly chopped cilantro leaves to add a vibrant, herbaceous dimension and refreshing green specks throughout the sauce.
- For optimal flavor development, allow the sauce to rest and meld in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes, enabling the ingredients to harmonize and intensify.
- If immediate consumption is desired, the sauce remains delectable and can be served right away, offering an instant burst of complex, tangy flavors perfect for enhancing tacos or other dishes.
Notes
- Boost flavor by letting the sauce sit in the refrigerator, allowing ingredients to meld and intensify the taste.
- Customize heat levels by adjusting hot sauce quantity or swapping with different pepper varieties like chipotle or jalapeño.
- Create a lighter version using Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for reduced calories and increased protein.
- Easily transform this sauce into a versatile condiment for fish tacos, grilled meats, or as a zesty dipping sauce for vegetables.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 5 mg