Considered to be the ketchup of Argentina, chimichurri sauce is a versatile topping on meats and potatoes. It also doubles as a delicious dipping sauce. Beginning to end it is a 2 minute dish and the payoff is so delicious it will make even simple grilled meats taste special.
When I was pregnant with our youngest I was on a roller coaster ride the entire 10 months. The first half of my pregnancy I was as sick as one could feel, on two different medications for my morning sickness. Right around the 20 week mark, I could move again without feeling sick and I was so excited to be feeling better, I went out and saw friends, took our oldest to playdates and starting reading food blogs again. Sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for my last pregnancy appointment and I was flipping through Better Homes and Gardens. The mental list I had about all the things I wanted to eat had grown quite long and even though I did not think I could add anything else to the list I came across this recipe:
Recently I was thinking about chimichurri sauce and I remembered I had taken this picture. It took quite a while to wade through the thousands of photos I had taken since then [hey I had a new baby, so I was taking pictures every 30 seconds], and a mere hour later I found it. Five minutes after I found it, I had a bowl of this sauce. I’ve since dipped crusty bread in it, eaten steak, chicken, roasted potatoes, and even eggs with it. The herb flavor is so bright and fresh, it could work well with almost any other food. A second batch is chilling in my refrigerator tonight because we went through this first batch in just a few days.
Addicting.
The recipe is so simple, there aren’t even any great action photos of how to make it. I literally just threw all the ingredients in my mini food processor and in 15 seconds I was done.
Argentinian Chimichurri
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves , firmly packed
- 1 cup fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley leaves , firmly packed
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 3 cloves garlic , diced
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt or salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
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In a food processor or blender combine cilantro, parsley, vinegar, garlic, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, and the crushed red pepper.
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With processor or blender running, slowly add oil through opening in lid in a thin, steady stream until mixture is smooth.
Recipe Notes
Recipe adapted from Better Homes and Gardens: http://www.bhg.com/recipe/grilled-flat-iron-steaks-with-chimichurri/
Enjoy! Trust me, you will.
I just made it. It’s awesome! Everyone in my family is so happy I found this recipe. Thank you!
I’m glad you guys enjoyed it!
The sauce is pretty. I’m not a fan of cilantro but my husband loves it.
love this, so good. thanks for the reminder that i need to make it!
I love a good Chimichurri sauce, this looks delicious. I’m going to have to try it.
Hope you like it!
I’m admittedly nervous about the red pepper, since I’m a wuss with spices, but the rest sounds fantastic!
The hubby is the cook in our home. So, I showed him your post and we will be trying chimichurri ASAP on setak!
awesome! I hope you love it!
I’ve never tried chimichurri, sounds like a must try. Thanks for sharing!
My husband makes this sauce all the time -only I had no idea it had a name! LOL Now I can tell him, it does.
I haven’t tried this for grilling before. Sounds super tasty though and I love the color!
This sauce looks amazing. The ingredients are so fresh and I can only imagine how good it tastes.
I know that feeling of being excited when you feel good again! I’d like to try this chimichurri on potatoes!
Oh the first half was the pits. The third quarter was smooth sailing, then the last quarter was immobilizing. Yay for the miracle of pregnancy! Haha. And if you roast off or pan fry some potatoes and top it with this… oh man. I recommend grabbing a portion on your plate and getting far away from the rest of the pan.
I have never tried chimichurri, but this recipe looks delish! I will totally be trying it sometime soon!
I saw this recipe in the Better Homes and Garden magazine too! I’ve never tried chimichurri sauce before and I’m excited to try it out.
I genuinely almost NEVER take a picture of recipe since I take so many pictures it would get lost. For some reason this one just could not get out of my head. I’m so glad I took the picture!
I genuinely almost NEVER take a picture of recipe since I take so many pictures it would get lost. For some reason this one just could not get out of my head. I’m so glad I took the picture!
No joke, I’ve always wondered what all was in this sauce! Thanks for sharing your CHIMICHURRI recipe! Now that I have it I will have to make some! It is so easy.
We love chimichurri. I think it adds so much flavor to both grilled beef and chicken dishes.
I was introduced to chimichurri years ago via my husband and it has become one of my favorite sauces. You just can not beat those fresh herbs!
I love easy recipes like this! I can’t wait to try it!
This looks delicious. I want to grill up some meats just to use this chimichurri!
That’s what I did! I’ve now resorted to dipping bread in it, just to keep eating it.
Yum! That looks pretty tasty. I haven’t had anything like this before so I would love to try it. Looks great!
Hope you like it!
That does sound good. I don’t know a whole lot about Argentinian food so it’d be a fun way to mix it up in my kitchen.
The good thing about this recipe is all the ingredients are really familiar 🙂
I am going to show this to my son-in-law. He loves to make stuff like this and he will share it with me! 🙂
Perfect plan! I love it when people cook for me!
This sounds really good. I don’t think I have ever had it. Thanks for the recipe.
You’re welcome, hope you like it!
That sounds really yummy! I love trying new foods and sauces from other cultures, so I’ll definitely be giving this a try.
hope you love it!
That looks delicious! I’ve never tried using chimichurri, but I’ll definitely be giving it a try.
You’ll be so surprised how easy yet amazing it is 🙂 Not gonna lie, I am eating it with french bread right now while the kids are napping!