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.
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
How to Make Chimichurri Sauce
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.
Homemade Chimmichurri Sauce
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.
Miz Helen
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
swathi
Delicious chimichurri sauce, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.
Debra C.
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!
Sarah @teammomlife
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
Easy Peasy Life Matters
This sounds fabulous!!! Pinned! 🙂
GiGi Eats
I would make HUGE batches of this to ALWAYS have on hand! YUM!!
Courtney
Such a good recipe to have on hand– and such a pretty color! Thanks for sharing!