Chimichurri is packed with bright herbs, tons of refreshing taste and it’s super helpful to have on hand when you need a quick flavor boost. It’s delicious, incredibly easy to make and transforms any dish into something that is anything but boring!
What is Chimichurri?
I love a good sauce. I wholeheartedly believe life without sauce would be a complete bore. And this one might be one of my top favs. Chimichurri is a traditional Argentinian condiment used for grilled meat. But ohhhh wait, it is so much more than that! It’s made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, fresh herbs, and spices. It’s just a few ingredients but it’s jam packed with flavor. This vibrant sauce has the power to transform and liven up just about anything you put it on. I’m talking veggies, seafood, meats, rice, beans, pasta and so much more!
You Can Put It On Almost Anything!
- Serve with cooked, roasted or grilled meats like steak, chicken, pork or use as a marinade.
- Use as a light coating for warm pasta like linguine.
- Dress up a pasta salad and add in some veggies and feta cheese.
- Toss a leafy lettuce salad with chimichurri
- Spoon over roasted potatoes or use it as a potato salad dressing
- Serve with steak, chicken or fish tacos
- Put out of bowl of chimichurri with crusty bread for an easy appetizer
- Stir into a boring bowl of rice, barley or any grain
- Spoon over cooked eggs
- A bean salad would be so good with this sauce. Stir into garbanzo beans. Or warm some cannellini beans and stir in some chimichurri.
- Mix into greek yogurt for a zingy veggie dip
- Drizzle over roasted veggies like carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage and so on. You could also use it as a marinade for veggies before grilling.
How to Make & Store Chimichurri
Couldn’t be easier. Step one: Place all ingredients in a food processor. Step two: Pulse. And done! It’s the easiest game changing flavor fix.
I love having this stuff on hand for a quick flavorful dinner. You can store it in the fridge for a few days in an air-tight container. Or you have the option to freeze. The color of the sauce will be more vibrant after it’s freshly prepared and will lose some the vibrancy after it’s been stored or frozen. But it doesn’t change it’s ability to jazz up food.
To freeze, you could either place in ice cube trays, freeze, then place the cubes in a freezer safe container or bag. Or, what I normally do is place the sauce in a freezer safe bag, flatten and freeze. Then, when I’m ready to use, I break off however big of a piece I need. I like to freeze as flat as possible to allow for efficient freezer storage. To do achieve this, I lay the bag on a small sheet pan or tray. And once it’s frozen, I remove the sheet tray and the frozen bag slides perfectly into a freezer shelf.
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The Best Chimichurri Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 Minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: About 1 Cup 1x
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Food Processor
- Cuisine: Argentinian
Description
Chimichurri is packed with bright herbs, tons of refreshing taste and it’s super helpful to have on hand when you need a quick flavor boost. It’s delicious, incredibly easy to make and transforms any dish into something that is anything but boring!
Ingredients
4 cloves garlic
1 c. parsley
1/2 c. cilantro
1/4 c. oregano
2 tsp. honey
1/4 c. red wine vinegar
1/2 c. EVOO
Pinch of salt
Instructions
Place garlic, parsley, cilantro, oregano in a food processor. Pulse until roughly chopped. Add in honey, vinegar, EVOO and salt. Pulse another time or two until combined. Serve with grilled meat, veggies or anything you’d like. Enjoy!
Notes
If you don’t have a food processor, you can finely chop the garlic and herbs and stir in the remaining ingredients.
Sub in more of one herb if another is unavailable. For example, if you don’t have cilantro, use more parsley. Or if you don’t have oregano, use more cilantro.
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