Last Updated on May 26, 2025 by Sabrina Currie
Love cilantro? You're in the right place! With over 50+ best cilantro recipes to use fresh coriander, you'll find lots of ideas on how you can use extra cilantro to make everything from a great salsa verde to favorite dishes from around the world. Whether you crave an awesome cilantro-packed pesto, a bright chimichurri, roasted chicken thighs or refreshing tacos, you'll find a wide range of dishes that make this herb center stage.
Did you know that coriander and cilantro are the same thing? In North America, we generally call the fresh leaves cilantro and the dried seeds, coriander. In Australia and sometimes the UK, the fresh and dried are both referred to as coriander.
Storage
Storing a fresh bunch of cilantro correctly can extend its bright flavor for days. By trimming the cilantro stems and placing them in a jar with about a cup of water, then covering loosely and tucking it into the fridge, you'll keep your herb crisp and ready to brighten any dish. Read below for more tips on storing your cilantro.
Green Sauces From Around The World
These great cilantro sauces are great for dipping, perfect for marinating and totally delicious as a topping for shrimp tacos, roast chicken, a burrito bowl, steak or on top of a refreshing salad. Check out how just a few simple ingredients paired with cilantro will take your dinner to the next level.
Cilantro Chimichurri
This cilantro chimichurri is an incredibly flavorful condiment or marinade for everything from grilled meat to skinless chicken breasts or veggies. Add it to a bowl, drizzle it over tacos, or use it as a delicious dressing. Bold and flavorful!
Cilantro Chimichurri 
Cilantro Lime Crema
Cilantro lime crema is a tangy, creamy, fresh condiment made from sour cream, mayo, lime, cilantro, and garlic! It's delicious on tacos, enchiladas, served with grilled meats, or dolloped on salads!
Cilantro Lime Crema 
Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
A zesty cilantro yogurt sauce made by blending cilantro, mint, red onion, serrano chili, and yogurt for a versatile condiment.
Cilantro Yogurt Sauce 
Cilantro Chimichurri With Red Pepper
Cilantro chimichurri is an all-purpose condiment that is zesty and herbal beyond imagination. With diced red pepper and red pepper flakes, it's got vibrant color too. Drizzle it over grilled meats, roasted vegetables, or use it as a vibrant dip with bread.
Cilantro Chimichurri 
Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Creamy cilantro dressing is delicious on salads, grain bowls, tacos, fries, and pasta. We love it on quinoa! It has a fresh cilantro salad dressing flavor with a big handful of cilantro leaves and a whole garlic clove.
Creamy Cilantro Dressing 
Green Chutney Recipe Without Mint (Hari Chutney)
Not a fan of mint? This tangy green chutney recipe without mint is just the thing for you to add "oomph" to your dishes. Just 4 ingredients including green chilis, this makes a great condiment for grilled cheese toasties, in fried rice and as a marinade for paneer tikka.
Cilantro Chutney 
Cilantro Mint Chutney (Spicy Green Magic Sauce)
The cilantro mint chutney is a great all-around sauce to add to your repertoire. Makes a wonderful marinade, salad dressing, dip or condiment. A little bit spicy and refreshing at the same time.
Cilantro Mint Chutney 
Coriander Tomato Chutney - Easy Tomato Chutney recipe
Coriander Tomato chutney recipe or Dhaniya tamatar ki chutney is a very tasty vegan and gluten-free condiment from India.
Coriander Tomato Chutney 
Easy Cilantro Pesto (Coriander Pesto)
This Cilantro Pesto recipe, coriander pesto, is bursting with fresh flavors, is easy to make and can be ready in less than 5 minutes!
Cilantro Pesto 
Homemade Green Harissa Sauce
Green harissa sauce is a flavorful, spicy condiment, a great addition to any meal, be it roasted vegetables, salads, bowls or burgers.
Green Harissa Sauce 
Mojo Verde: Canarian Green Sauce
Mojo Verde is a fresh, flavorful and silky green sauce from the Canary islands made of cilantro. It is perfect for roasted vegetables, potatoes and bread.
Mojo Verde 
Zhoug Recipe (Spicy Cilantro Sauce) - From Yemen
Zhoug is a spicy cilantro sauce that's ready in 5 minutes. You can serve this Yemeni sauce with anything from grilled meat to falafels.
Yemeni Zhoug 
Cilantro Spread with Walnuts and Chili -Kazakhstan
If you like cilantro and you like spicy foods, this cilantro spread is for you! The mix of cilantro, chili, garlic and walnuts come together for a spread with lots of texture and flavor.
Kazakhstan Cilantro Spread 
Homemade Cilantro Lime Marinade (Vegan)
Cilantro lime marinade is pungent, tangy, and packed with flavors. Marinate skinless chicken breasts or whole pieces in this cilantro-lime dressing for an extra flavorful dinner. It is dairy-free, gluten-free, and perfect as dips, dressings, or sauce.
Cilantro Lime Marinade 
Dips
No list of cilantro recipes would be complete without classic pica de gallo but there's also herbaceous green sauces and creamy dips, too. And of course, a great queso dip. Dive in!
Fresh Pico de Gallo
Pico de Gallo is made with fresh, vibrant ingredients like onion, tomatoes, and cilantro. A nod to the Mexican flag, this dip is perfect for your next party.
Pico de Gallo 
Savory Spring Rhubarb Salsa
Crisp, tart and lightly spicy, rhubarb salsa is a perfect partner for tortilla chips or grilled chicken and pork. Quick, easy and delicious!
Rhubarb Salsa 
Avocado Cilantro Greek Yogurt Dip
This simple, light, and creamy avocado cilantro Greek yogurt dip is ready to eat in just 5 minutes. Every scoop, spoonful, or drizzle tastes like magic and it's loaded with healthy ingredients.
Avocado Cilantro Greek Yogurt Dip 
Cilantro Lime Hummus with Jalapeño
Cilantro Lime Hummus with Jalapeño is the perfect party dip, quick and easy with just a few simple healthy ingredients pureed in the blender!
Cilantro Lime Hummus 
Easy 4 Ingredient Guacamole Recipe
Get ready for the ultimate 4-ingredient guacamole that's so easy, even a cactus could make it! Just avocado, lime, cilantro, and love.
Guacamole 
Chile Con Queso
This chile con queso dip features melty gooey cheese and just the right amount of spice. It is made 100% from scratch, with no Velveeta.
Chile Con Queso 
Ceviche
This list of yummy cilantro recipes wouldn't be complete without a variety of ceviche recipes. Here are great recipes from Mexico, Peru and Ecuador.
Easy and Healthy Peruvian Cod Ceviche With Lime And Jalapeño
Delicious, fresh, fast and low calorie, this is a fantastic traditional ceviche recipe that you can whip up in no time. An appetizer that's great made for a few or for a crowd!
Peruvian Cod Ceviche 
Easy Imitation Crab Ceviche Appetizer (Ceviche de Jaiba)
So delicious, so easy, so fast and so fresh! Crab ceviche is a fantastic appetizer to whip up for any occasion. Serve it up with tortilla chips or saltines and watch it disappear!
Imitation Crab Ceviche 
Coctel De Camaron (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)
Tangy shrimp cocktail is fresh and crunchy, sweet, savoury and picante. Serve with traditional saltine crackers, tortilla chips, or in cucumber cups. Or to make it a plated dish, top tostadas for tostadas de camaron! This will serve 6-8 people depending on the amount of other food served.
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail 
Mexican Albacore Tuna Ceviche Recipe With Cilantro
This fresh Mexican tuna ceviche recipe is both delicious and healthy. It's a great make ahead appetizer any time of year and is the perfect addition to any Mexican themed party!
Mexican Tuna Ceviche 
Halibut Ceviche
This Halibut Ceviche recipe is super popular with all of our friends. It's perfect for eating with tortilla chips, plantain chips, or sliced cucumbers.
Halibut Ceviche 
Ecuadorian Ceviche
Ceviche is a staple seafood dish in many Latin American countries, though most people associate it with Peruvian food. This is a great variation and a traditional dish from Ecuador.
Ecuadorian Ceviche 
Salad
Bright fresh salads are a great way to highlight the cilantro flavor. These salads are great appetizers and side dishes or top them with your favorite protein for a main course.
Thai Prawn Salad With Mango And Spot Prawns
Thai prawn salad will be on your table in under 30 minutes. Bright and vibrant with fresh herbs and a Thai style dressing that can be made ahead.
Thai Prawn Salad 
Apple Coleslaw
This is a delicious and easy recipe for Apple Coleslaw that pairs well with tacos
Apple Coleslaw 
Mango Avocado Salad
An easy mango avocado salad recipe that's deliciously creamy and perfect with chips, on tacos, as a side, or simply enjoy as a main salad.
Mango Avocado Salad 
Kakdi Koshimbir - A Refreshing Indian Cucumber Salad
Quick and easy, this Indian take on a cucumber salad is crunchy, salty, sweet and refreshing. Kakdi koshimbir will spice up any meal in under 15 minutes!
Kakdi Koshimbir 
Strawberry Mango Avocado Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Super bright and fresh and springtime salad recipe with a to-die-for dressing that is a dream. And made in the blender in 5 minutes.
Strawberry Mango Avocado Salad 
Vegan Mexican Street Corn Salad (Gluten-Free, Allergen-Free)
This Vegan Mexican Street Corn Salad is an easier way to serve grilled Mexican street corn with no mess! Grilled elotes, tossed with a creamy & tangy sauce!
Mexican Street Corn Salad 
Easy Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe (Spicy)
Looking for a refreshing and spicy side dish? Try this Easy Asian Cucumber Salad Recipe (Spicy) with sesame oil, rice vinegar, and green onions. Perfect for summer barbecues!
Asian Cucumber Salad 
Creamy Cilantro Lime Coleslaw (Whole30)
This Creamy Cilantro Lime Coleslaw is a tangy & spicy side dish that is sure to be a crowd pleaser at your summer BBQs! It's also Whole30, Paleo, and Keto.
Creamy Cilantro Lime Coleslaw 
Bread
Cilantro is a natural in this Indian flatbread recipe but also try mixing in ½ cup of chopped cilantro and a ½ teaspoon cumin to your favorite basic biscuit recipe for a great quick bread to pair with chili.
Cilantro Paneer Paratha
Easy everyday recipe for Cilantro Paneer Paratha. Paneer and cilantro are incorporated right in the dough making this an easy and quick recipe even for beginner cooks.
Cilantro Paneer Paratha 
Vegetarian Main Courses
Healthy and satisfying, these great cilantro recipes are vegan and perfect for any night of the week. Bonus? They are budget friendly 🙂
Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl With Creamy Cilantro Dressing
This Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl With Cashew Lime Sauce is the perfect mix of chili-inspired spices, hearty sweet potatoes, black beans and flavorful lime.
Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl 
Hearty Vegan Potato Stew (Lebanese Yakhnet Batata)
A hearty vegan potato stew unlike the rest! Made in one pot. Tender chunks of potato simmered in a base of garlic, onion and cilantro.
Lebanese Potato Stew 
Vegan Sweet Potato Black Bean Stew
This vegan sweet potato black bean stew is delicious. It is super creamy, has a a deep flavor and is simple to make.
Sweet Potato Black Bean Stew 
Seafood Recipes
Easy Tilapia Fish Tacos With Crema And Cabbage Slaw
Quick and easy weeknight tacos! Tilapia gets sprinkled with blackening spice and baked and topped with simple spicy crema and cabbage slaw.
Tilapia Fish Tacos 
Cornmeal Crusted Cod Fish Tacos
Crispy fish tacos with mango salsa are easy, healthy and delicious. A spicy mayo and lots of cilantro top them off.
Crispy Fish Tacos 
Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Cilantro - Ginger Pesto
Make a quick culinary escape to the tropics with this light, fresh and healthy Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Cilantro - Ginger Pesto! Great for a weeknight or date night, it's ready in about 30 minutes!
Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Cilantro - Ginger Pesto 
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Recipe (with Marinade and Sauce)
Easy to prepare and bursting with all the best flavors, this mouthwatering cilantro lime shrimp will take you just 20-minutes to throw together! The secret to these big, fat, fantastic shrimp? Cilantro, garlic, shallots, and lime juice all blended together in a simple, yet crazy delicious marinade and dipping sauce.
Cilantro Lime Shrimp 
Quinoa Pasta Salad with Shrimp Ceviche
Pasta Salad with shrimp is 'Ceviche Style,' the base is a lemon juice marinated shrimp, pepper, onion and hot chilli peppers served on quinoa pasta and cilantro.
Quinoa Pasta Salad with Shrimp Ceviche 
Prawns in Carrot, Lime and Cilantro Dip
The recipe for this dip has been with me for a few years now. It combines the best of both worlds, the "Asiatic" spices of ginger, chili and lemongrass with Mediterranean ingredients like the virgin olive oil and the lime juice. If you prepare the dip ahead of time, you must ensure that the cilantro is chopped and added last minute to the dressing in order to achieve the freshness desired for this dish.
Prawns in Carrot, Lime and Cilantro Dip 
Cilantro Pesto Zoodles With Paprika Shrimp
This is a light and healthy cilantro shrimp recipe with zucchini noodles, aka zoodles.
Cilantro Pesto Zoodles + Shrimp Chicken Recipes
Winner winner cilantro chicken dinner! Break out of your usual go-to chicken recipes and try one of these vibrant recipes.
Cilantro Chicken Chopped Salad
This easy cilantro chicken chopped salad is ready in no time! Make a quick dressing with greek yogurt, cilantro, and avocado.
Cilantro Chicken Chopped Salad 
Easy Homemade Palak Chicken Recipe (Spinach Curry Sauce)
Palak chicken is a creamy and comforting traditional Indian dish. The sauce is with warm spices, loads of cilantro and spinach and real cream. This homemade recipe uses easy to find ingredients and spices and is quick to make.
Palak Chicken 
Cilantro Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa
With simple marinade ingredients including lots of fresh lime juice, this cilantro-lime chicken gets topped with an avocado salad with the flavors of guacamole. Super easy, super yummy!
Cilantro Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa 
Pollo al Cilantro (Cilantro Chicken)
Pollo al Cilantro takes your dinner to a whole new level. Tender and delicious chicken marinated in a citrus cilantro dressing. It has tons of flavor and is perfect for the grill. rn
Pollo al Cilantro 
Coriander Garlic Grilled Chicken + Green Goddess Sauce
The lemony tang of coriander with garlic, compliment smoky grilled chicken. Add a green goddess sauce to brighten this gluten-free, paleo entree further!
Coriander Grilled Chicken + Green Sauce 
Crockpot Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
These crockpot cilantro lime chicken tacos are so easy to make. They're an easy dump and go crockpot recipe. These easy tacos are perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
Crockpot Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos 
Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe
Cilantro lime chicken recipe makes a zesty meal with fresh limes and savory chicken breasts served over hot white rice and Pico de Gallo.
Cilantro Lime Chicken 
Beef
This Thai style steak salad is a great way to use cilantro. With a sweet chili, lime and cilantro dressing and a great hit of spice, this is a summer favorite dinner.
Flank Steak Salad with Thai Dressing
This flank steak salad will be on your table in 30 minutes. Bright and vibrant with fresh herbs and a Thai style dressing that can be made ahead. The dressing also doubles as the marinade for the steak.
Thai Flank Steak Salad 
Rice + Quinoa
Pick one of these for an easy but flavorful side dish.
Cilantro Lime Quinoa
Give quinoa a flavor boost with this easy Cilantro Lime Quinoa recipe. It only requires 5 ingredients and can be prepared on the stove or in an Instant Pot. Perfect with your favorite Mexican dishes.
Cilantro Lime Quinoa 
Delicious Cilantro Lime Rice
Looking for a flavorful side dish? Try our mouthwatering rice cooker cilantro lime rice recipe! This light and bright dish is packed with fresh flavors that will complement any meal. Make it in a pot or a rice cooker.
Cilantro Lime Rice 
Drinks
How fun is this drink? Cilantro adds a fragrant twist to this classic cocktail recipe.
Cilantro Gin + Tonic | Cilantro Cocktail
Coriander Gin and Tonic is a refreshing cocktail that features the cooling flavor of cilantro in a classic cocktail.
Cilantro Gin + Tonic 
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