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Fresh Cilantro Sauce
This fresh cilantro sauce is a vibrant Ayurvedic herb sauce that adds freshness and digestive support to many meals.
Cilantro is known in Ayurveda for its cooling qualities, helping calm excess heat while supporting balanced digestion.
Blended with simple ingredients, this bright sauce can be drizzled over grains, vegetables, or legumes to add flavor and nourishment.
In Ayurvedic cooking, sauces and chutneys are often used to stimulate digestion and bring balance to a meal.
Prep Time:
Serves:
30 minutes
4-6
Ingredients
2 cups chopped, fresh cilantro
2 dates, pitted and chopped
4 teaspoons grated, fresh ginger
3-4 tablespoons (or more if needed) extra virgin olive oil
Juice from 1 lemon or lime
2 teaspoons maple syrup or jaggery
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Preparation
Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Delicious over roasted or steamed vegetables or pasta.
Adapted from Thomas Yarema, M.D., Eat, Taste, Heal: An Ayurvedic Guidebook and Cookbook for Modern Living
Dosha Adjustments
Adjustments for Vata
Vata types can enjoy this fresh herbal sauce by blending in extra olive oil or ghee, sweet dates, and a pinch of sea salt. Pairing fresh cilantro with warming ginger and healthy fats prevents raw herbs from causing cooling digestive dryness.
Adjustments for Pitta
Fresh cilantro sauce is a premier remedy for Pitta due to cilantro's intense cooling and blood-cleansing properties. Blended with sweet dates, lemon, and mild olive oil, it acts as a cooling condiment that soothes fiery digestion.
Adjustments for Kapha
Kapha types can enjoy this green sauce by increasing fresh ginger, using lemon juice, and keeping olive oil to a minimum. The bright, astringent cilantro paired with pungent ginger helps kindle sluggish agni without adding heavy fats.
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