Chimichurri Sauce

A few fresh ingredients and this bold sauce can enhance a steak or grilled veggies.

Summer is the perfect time to make Chimichurri since fresh herbs are a must here.

This classic Argentinian recipe goes perfectly with a steak. Those Argentinians like their meats!

But it would also be great with lamb or roasted vegetable. I think it would even be great with hot pasta - like an aglio olio with herbs!

I serve it over these Grilled Vegetable Skewers!

This is a bold sauce mostly due to the garlic quantity. The strength of garlic can vary greatly.  When it is fresh in season it is much stronger than winter-stored garlic.  As written, garlic is strong and the dominant flavour.  If you are concerned about garlic reduce the amount of cloves by half or to taste.

Chimichurri Sauce

A bold sauce to enhance steak, lamb or grilled veggies.

Author: Carolyn Hetke

5 from 1 vote

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Course: Condiments

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Total Time: 10 minutes mins

Servings: 16 Tbsps

Equipment

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  blender

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup fresh parsley washed and stems trimmed
• ▢ 2-4 cloves garlic (less if you are concerned about strong garlic) See Note1
• ▢ 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro washed and stems trimmed
• ▢ ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ ¼ cup red wine vinegar
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Puls all ingredients in a blender until finely chopped.
• Sauce will keep up to a week, sealed in the fridge.

Notes

Note 1:   The strength of garlic can vary greatly.  When it is fresh in season it is much stronger than winter-stored garlic.  As written, full garlic is strong and the dominant flavour.  If you are concerned about garlic go with the lesser  amount or to taste.

Variations:

There are many variation of written Chimichurri sauces.  Parsley, garlic, oregano and hot pepper seem to be the core basics.

For lamb consider adding a couple of Tbsps of mint to the mix.

For a Mexican twist add a couple of Tbps of cilantro.

 

Nutrition is per Tbsp.

Nutrition

Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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