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    Home » Recipes » Healthy Recipes » Homemade Chimichurri Sauce

    Homemade Chimichurri Sauce

    Published: Jun 29, 2016 · Modified: Sep 22, 2022 by Sherri · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    Homemade Chimichurri Sauce is a wonderful Argentinian sauce to use on any meat or fish for a fresh and healthy addition that bursts with flavor.

    A close up of a bowl of green Chimichurri Sauce with chicken in the background

    When we were in Florida in April visiting my Mother-in-law, she treated us to a wonderful dinner at an Argentine  restaurant that she loved.  It was a first for us and I, too, fell in love!  It’s a close second to my new love of Thai foods like Bang Bang Shrimp and Pasta or this Thai Chicken Zucchini Noodles in Spicy Peanut Sauce.

    My mother in law, however, ordered steak gaucho, a traditional argentine dish.  It came with this lovely green sauce and, since we share in our family, I tried it and fell more in love.

    Anything with cilantro and garlic is going to be fantastic in my eyes.   Chimichurri Sauce is one of those sauces that you can put on any meat or fish and want to lick your plate.  Use it on burgers too.  Delicious!

    My favorite right now is to light up my basic grilled chicken with it.  Serve with cilantro lime rice and roasted veggies for a completely wonderful and healthy meal.

    Ingredients for Chimichurri Sauce

    1 cup fresh cilantro

    1 cup flat leaf parsley

    3 cloves garlic, minced

    ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil

    2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

    1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

    ½ teaspoon ground cumin

    ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

    ¼ teaspoon black pepper

    A bowl of Chimichurri Sauce with a spoon

    How to Make Chimichurri Sauce

    Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.

    cilantro in a blender

    Divide into containers.  Some for using as a sauce and some for marinating your meat of choice.

     

    A piece of chicken breast on a white plate topped with Chimichurri sauce

     

     

    A close up of a bowl of green Chimichurri Sauce

    Homemade Chimmichurri Sauce

    Homemade Chimichurri Sauce is a wonderful Argentinian sauce to use on any meat or fish for a fresh and healthy addition that bursts with flavor.
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 12
    Calories: 125kcal
    Author: Sherri Hagymas

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup fresh cilantro
    • 1 cup flat leaf parsley
    • 6 cloves garlic minced
    • ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

    Instructions

    • Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
    • Divide into containers. Some for using as a sauce and some for marinating your meat of choice.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 40mg | Vitamin A: 535IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.5mg

    Nutritional Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    1. Miz Helen

      July 11, 2016 at 6:48 pm

      5 stars
      Your Chimichurri Sauce has such a beautiful color and it would be awesome! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great day and come back to see us real soon!
      Miz Helen

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    2. swathi

      July 10, 2016 at 5:57 pm

      Delicious chimichurri sauce, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.

      Reply
    3. Debra C.

      July 10, 2016 at 11:58 am

      The first time I had chimichuri sauce was at a resort in Florida – couldn’t believe the big flavor punch – so delish! Popping by from #FoodieFriDIY to share some love and thank you for linking up! Have a great weekend!

      Reply
    4. Sarah @teammomlife

      July 09, 2016 at 10:44 am

      As I’ve been watching cooking shows I keep hearing about people talk about making this kind of a sauce. And I always wondered what was actually in it. Thanks for sharing the recipe I want to try and make it soon. It sounds like it would be a lovely addition to chicken. #LetsGetRealSocial

      Reply
    5. Easy Peasy Life Matters

      July 08, 2016 at 12:57 am

      This sounds fabulous!!! Pinned! 🙂

      Reply
    6. GiGi Eats

      July 07, 2016 at 9:25 am

      I would make HUGE batches of this to ALWAYS have on hand! YUM!!

      Reply
    7. Courtney

      July 06, 2016 at 5:30 am

      Such a good recipe to have on hand– and such a pretty color! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply

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