Cumin-Lime Dressing

Name: Cumin-Lime Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (480 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (50 g) Sugar; 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar (80 ml) Rice Vinegar; 1/3 cup fresh (80 ml) Lime Juice; 1 1/2 tsp kosher (9 g) Salt; 3/4 tsp cumin powder (1.5 g) Cumin; 3 cloves Garlic; 1/4 cup (40 g) Red Onion; 1 bunch (45 g) Cilantro; 1/2 cup EVOO (120 ml) Olive Oil

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Meherwan Irani recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Meherwan Irani.

DRESSING · DESI SALAD & CUCUMBERS

In the published recipe, this is the dressing for desi salad.

Meherwan Irani's cumin-lime dressing for desi salad.

On the jar

CUMIN-LIME

Method: blend
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 9

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Rice Vinegar 80 mlLime Juice 80 mlOlive Oil 120 ml

Ingredients

Sugar1/4 cup (50 g)
Rice Vinegar1/3 cup rice wine vinegar (80 ml)
Lime Juice1/3 cup fresh (80 ml)
Salt1 1/2 tsp kosher (9 g)
Cumin3/4 tsp cumin powder (1.5 g)
Garlic3 cloves
Red Onion1/4 cup (40 g)
Cilantro1 bunch (45 g)
Olive Oil1/2 cup EVOO (120 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Indian-American chef of Chai Pani in Asheville and Atlanta; James Beard Outstanding Restaurant 2022. Indian street food and chutneys scaled to a multi-city group (Botiwalla, etc.).

Adapted from a Meherwan Irani recipe (Meherwan Irani Chai Pani / Spicewalla).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Meherwan Irani Chai Pani / Spicewalla (published as “Cumin-Lime Dressing”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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