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Easy Homemade Chimichurri Sauce is easy to make and packs so much flavor. This bright green sauce is made with fresh herbs, spices, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. The taste is out of this world and will bring anything you drizzle it on to a whole other level. Great on grilled steak, chicken, fish, and veggies.
Easy Homemade Chimichurri Sauce
If you have never had Chimichurri Sauce then you have no idea what you’re missing! This is one of the most flavorful sauces you will ever have. It’s so good on all kinds of foods but especially grilled steak. It even makes a delicious marinade.
Chimichurri sauce is a bright green herby and garlicky goodness. It’s made with fresh herbs, spices, olive oil and red wine vinegar. With a loser oil base it’s smooth, savory and rich.
What is Chimichurri Sauce?
Chimichurri Sauce is a traditional Argentinian sauce typically used on grilled steak and other foods. It also makes a tasty and flavorful marinade for any meats like steak, chicken, and pork. Great over some grilled veggies too!
Does authentic Chimichurri Sauce have cilantro?
Authentic chimichurri sauce doesn’t traditionally have cilantro. It’s made with parsley and other fresh herbs. Cilantro is a great addition because it adds even more flavor to the sauce. If you’re not a fan of cilantro you can omit it from this recipe. Double the amount of parsley using 2 cups instead of 1.
What you need to make this sauce:
Ingredients:
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Shallot
- Garlic
- Dried Oregano
- Red Pepper Flakes
- Pink Salt
- Black Pepper
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Equipment:
- Food Processor
How to make Chimichurri Sauce:
- Step 1– Measure out 1 cup parsley and 1 cup of cilantro from the bunch. Peel shallots and garlic cloves.
- Step 2– Add parsley, cilantro, shallots and garlic to a food processor bowl. Sprinkle oregano, red pepper flakes, pink salt, black pepper and drizzle red wine vinegar over herbs.
- Step 3– Close food processor and pulse ingredients until finely chopped and blended together. Careful not to over due it as everything can get pasty. You want everything to be in very small pieces.
- Step 4– Pour mixture to a small mixing bowl or mason jar and pour olive oil into it. Stir all ingredients with olive oil making sure oil is well incorporated into mixture. Cover chimichurri sauce and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. The sauce is best when served chilled.
- Step 5– Serve chimichurri with your favorite grilled foods or use as marinade. Keep sauce refrigerated with a tight seal for up to a week.
Tips and Substitutions:
- Authentic chimichurri sauce doesn’t traditionally have cilantro- Cilantro makes for a great addition to this sauce because it adds so much flavor. If you’re not a fan of cilantro you can omit it from this recipe. Double the amount of parsley using 2 cups instead of 1.
- The best parsley for chimichurri is flat-leaf parsley- It has the best flavor for chimichurri sauce.
- Be careful not to over pulse your chimichurri in the food processor- Everything can get pasty. You want everything to be in very small pieces.
- Use really good quality extra virgin olive oil- It will give the chimichurri the best flavor.
- No shallot?- Substitute for about 1/4 of a medium red onion.
- Substitute for red wine vinegar- You can use white vinegar.
What to add Chimichurri Sauce to:
- Grilled Steak
- Grilled Chicken
- Skewers
- Grilled Salmon
- Grilled Shrimp
- Pork
- Grilled Vegetables
- Used as a marinade
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Easy Homemade Chimichurri Sauce
Easy Homemade Chimichurri Sauce is easy to make and packs so much flavor. This bright green sauce is made with fresh herbs, spices, olive oil, and red wine vinegar. The taste is out of this world and will bring anything you drizzle it on to a whole other level. Great on grilled steak, chicken, fish, and veggies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup parsley
- 1 cup cilantro (see note)
- 1 shallot
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried red pepper flakes
- 1.5 tsp pink salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 cup red wine vinegar
- 2/3 cups extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
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Measure out 1 cup parsley and 1 cup of cilantro from the bunch. Peel shallots and garlic cloves.
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Add parsley, cilantro, shallots and garlic to a food processor bowl. Sprinkle oregano, red pepper flakes, pink salt, black pepper and drizzle red wine vinegar over herbs.
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Close food processor and pulse ingredients until finely chopped and blended together. Careful not to over due it as everything can get pasty. You want everything to be in very small pieces.
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Pour mixture to a small mixing bowl or mason jar and pour olive oil into it. Stir all ingredients with olive oil making sure oil is well incorporated into mixture. Cover chimichurri sauce and refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving. The sauce is best when served chilled.
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Serve chimichurri with your favorite grilled foods or use as marinade. Keep sauce refrigerated with a tight seal for up to a week.
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
- Authentic chimichurri sauce doesn’t traditionally have cilantro- Cilantro makes for a great addition to this sauce because it adds so much flavor. If you’re not a fan of cilantro you can omit it from this recipe. Double the amount of parsley using 2 cups instead of 1.
- The best parsley for chimichurri is flat-leaf parsley- It has the best flavor for chimichurri sauce.
- Be careful not to over pulse your chimichurri in the food processor- Everything can get pasty. You want everything to be in very small pieces.
- Use really good quality extra virgin olive oil- It will give the chimichurri the best flavor.
- No shallot?- Substitute for about 1/4 of a medium red onion.
- Substitute for red wine vinegar- You can use white vinegar.
*Number of total servings in estimated. Actual number of servings may vary depending on your own personal preference in portion sizes.
**Nutritional values shown are general guidelines for 1 serving using the ingredients listed above. These numbers do not reflect and may vary depending on substitutions, additions and/or different brands and/or other ingredients that may be used.
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