Easy Chimichurri Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

¼ cup hot water
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped fresh parsley, or more to taste
⅔ cup chopped fresh cilantro
6 cloves garlic
1 shallot, roughly chopped
1 red jalapeno pepper, chopped
½ cup red wine vinegar
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil

Nutrition Info

166.9 calories
carbohydrate: 3.4 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 17 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 0.6 g
saturatedFat: 2.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 238.6 mg
sugar: 0.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine water, oregano, and salt in a small bowl and set aside until oregano has softened, about 15 minutes.

  2. Combine parsley, cilantro, garlic, shallot, and jalapeno in the bowl of a food processor, pulse until chopped. Add water-oregano mixture and red wine vinegar and pulse until finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl and whisk in olive oil until emulsified.

  3. Cover chimichurri sauce and let sit at room temperature until flavors have melded, about 1 hour.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

Chimichurri is an uncooked sauce used for grilled meat;it originated in Argentina and Uruguay. The dominant flavors are parsley and garlic.

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