Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce

Name: Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley; 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves; 1/2 cup fresh Mexican oregano; 6 garlic cloves; 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1/2 shallot; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar or lemon juice; 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1 tsp kosher salt

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Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
3 mins
Servings
1 1/2 cups
Calories
61 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
South American

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce

Marcus Rose

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My easy cilantro chimichurri sauce recipe is made with extra virgin olive oil, fresh herbs, red pepper flakes, tangy vinegar, and is one of my favorite recipes! It's a fresh sauce that's perfect over steak, dipping bread into, serving with vegetables, or using as a wonderful marinade for your proteins this grilling season.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 cup fresh flat leaf parsley
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves coriander leaves
1/2 cup fresh Mexican oregano
6 garlic cloves more or less depending on how much you like garlic
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/2 shallot
1/4 cup red wine vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp kosher salt

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Instructions

Tear the herb leaves from their stems and add them to the bowl of a food processor or blender.
Add the garlic cloves, shallot, red pepper flakes, sea salt, lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil to the container of the blender or food processor.
Pulse to start the blending a couple of times, then blend on low speed until the garlic, herbs, and shallot are chopped very finely into small pieces.
Chimichurri sauce can be used immediately but tastes even better if it sits at room temperature for an hour or two before serving or is made the night before for the flavors to mingle together.
Store in an airtight container for up to two week. See notes for freezer storage for longer usage.

Notes

Want to keep it for long term? Use ice cube trays to make serving size cubes of frozen chimichurri sauce to keep on hand! They're great for throwing into a pan to give flavor to any dish you're making.
You can chop all the ingredients up by hand with a sharp knife and whisk them together until well combined in a bowl.

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Serving 2tbsp Calories 61kcal (3%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g Sodium 73mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%)