Easy Chimichurri Sauce

It’s all in the sauce!

Living in Alberta, we eat a LOT of steak. Don’t get me wrong, I love steak but sometimes I just get tired of it. It’s just so….done, you know? I realize that there are many variations that we could/should try but we just haven’t….until tonight. A few years ago, one of our friends made chimichurri sauce when we were camping. At the time, I thought “Yum! I should totally make this.” but then I never did. I figured that since it tasted awesome that it must be hard to make. I am amazed (and happy) at how wrong I was.

Tonight friends visited for dinner and I knew that they both avoid excessive carbs. Since pretty much all bbq sauces fall in to the “heavily carby” category, I wanted to try something different. Ding…chimichurri sauce popped in to my head and I had to make it. Fresh and garlic-y, chimichurri is a delicious addition to any grilled meat. We had honey garlic chicken sausages with our steak tonight and I found myself sopping up pools of chimichurri with it too.

What Ingredients Do I Need to Make This Easy Chimichurri Sauce?

My chimichurri sauce recipe requires only seven ingredients and that’s what makes it so easy to whip-up! To make it, you’ll need the following ingredients:

• Parsley
• Cilantro
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Red wine vinegar
• Garlic
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt

Now that you’ve gathered all the necessary ingredients, keep on reading below to get the exact ingredient measurements and instructions to make your very batch of chimichurri sauce.

How to Make Easy Chimichurri Sauce

Before you head over to the recipe, be sure to check out my other sauce recipes like my Copycat Guthrie’s Sauce and my Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 cup parsley leaves, packed
• 1/4 cup cilantro, packed
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, scant
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Place all ingredients in food processor or blender. Pulse until chopped but not pureed.