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This amazing back pocket Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce will transform anything you drizzle it over. Steak, chicken, veggies, and eggs are all instantly transformed with this herby packed sauce!
Chimichurri is one of those incredible sauces you can easily make yourself and it goes well with EVERYTHING!
If you love green sauces that bring so much flavor to different dishes, you’ll also love this Vegan Pesto recipe.
What is Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce Made of?
At its base, there is parsley, some kind of pepper or chili, garlic, salt, an acid, and olive oil. My version has all of those things but I added a few more ingredients.
I’ve always been of the mindset that the “best” or “perfect” way to make anything is to make it how you like it. What is the point of following an “authentic” recipe if you end up hating it because it doesn’t have your favorite flavors?
What Do You Put Chimichurri Sauce On?
Originally it was created for and used on steak. But this is now my go-to sauce for Make-Ahead Scrambled Eggs, Air Fryer Fish Tacos, homemade french fries, Air Fryer Shrimp Tacos, frozen scrambled eggs, instant pot jasmine rice, meat (like Air Fryer Mahi Mahi or Air Fryer Frozen Shrimp), roasted frozen veggies, and Lentil Nachos.
I adore this on Fried Gnocchi and Veggies. And anything you grill could benefit from a drizzle of this on top! Think of this as a spicy nut and dairy-free pesto.
Do You Need a Food Processor to Make Chimichurri?
No. In fact, many people prefer the texture of a hand-chopped sauce. I do like using my food processor because it is faster and I get more uniform pieces.
Recipes Tips/Notes
- Personalize the recipe to your taste. If you know you don’t love things super garlicky, then reduce the garlic in the first part of the recipe. Not a fan of spicy? Leave out the red pepper flakes or considerably reduce what is called for. You can always add more of something later if you’d like! It is much harder to fix a recipe after the fact.
- If you don’t love the strong taste of raw garlic, try using roasted garlic instead.
- If you do choose to use a food processor, make sure you use the “pulse” function instead of the puree/blend options. You do want to see some texture and chunks in there.
- Will keep for about two weeks in the fridge.
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WEIGHT WATCHERS POINTS
One serving has 3 WW Freestyle SmartPoints.
Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 cup parsley
- 3/4 cup cilantro
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 green onion
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Pulse the garlic in the food processor a few times until the pieces are small.4 cloves garlic
- Add the rest of the ingredients through the olive oil and pulse.1 cup parsley, 3/4 cup cilantro, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, 1 lime, juiced, 1 green onion, 1 tbsp dried oregano
- Continue to pulse while adding the olive oil.1/2 cup olive oil
- Store in a glass container with a lid.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Oh my goodness, this sauce is so good and the recipe so easy! I could just straight up eat this constantly. Thanks Sarah!
I’m not going to say a word about eating it straight up, because I absolutely do that! 🙂
So glad you liked it.
Would this freeze well?
Yes! The olive oil will allow it to freeze well.
I loved this! It was delicious on steak but did you know that it is also fabulous to dip bread into? So yummy!!
I have had something similar for bread but it had a lot more olive oil in it. Did you make it runnier?
I’m going to brag and say that Sarah made this for me and it changed my life. All I can say is make this and put it on steak. You’re welcome.
I used roasted garlic too and loved this! Thank you.
This recipe came out great – I used roasted garlic and more lime juice
I made this last night for my steak & it was amazing! My parsley had gone bad so all I had was cilantro, I’m not sad about that since I would put cilantro on everything. And now I want to put this sauce on everything! I only used 1tsp red pepper to make it palatable for everyone and the juice of 1 & 1/2 limes. The only thing I think I’ll change next time is a little less salt. Thanks again for another wonderful recipe
Ohhhhh 100% cilantro would be delicious too! So glad you liked it and adapted it to your family. It makes me so happy when people enjoy my recipes. Thanks so much for letting me know Izzy!
I made it Sunday night (per your pin) in my vitamix and i’ve been eating it with avocado toast. it also made my butternut squash noodles really yummy.
This one is a bit different than the pin (a few different ingredients and more herbs) but same concept! I love the idea of it on avocado toast.
I JUST wrote that mary poppins thing as my facebook status a week ago-ish. Chim-chimmery forever. I love chimichurri, I’ll have to try your recipe!
#mindmeld!