Chimichurri Sauce

Name: Chimichurri Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1 cup cilantro, chopped; 1/3 cup red wine vinegar; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

by Deborah // January 24, 2016 (updated September 22, 2022)

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If you’re not familiar with chimichurri sauce, you’re in for a treat. We’re going to show you how to make it with this easy chimichurri recipe made with parsley, cilantro, red wine vinegar, garlic and olive oil.

If you love pesto, you’re going to love this chimichurri sauce recipe. A friend of mine introduced me to it a few years ago, and I’ve been obsessed with it ever since.

I love to add this sauce by the spoonfuls to my soups (it’s especially awesome stirred into lentil soup), and it goes great with chicken and salmon, or slather it on crostini. This easy Chimichurri Sauce is made with parsley and cilantro, and it has a mild kick to it due to the added crushed red pepper. This sauce is also good and garlicky. In addition to the great taste of this chimichurri, its also loaded with immune boosting and detoxifying properties.

What is Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri sauce is an easy-to-make fresh sauce made with parsley, cilantro, garlic, red wine vinegar, olive oil and red pepper flakes. It originated from Argentina and Uruguay and is typically served with as a dressing for meats. But its also great swirled into soups and stews! It will remind you of pesto, but the vinegar gives it a little tang and the red pepper flakes gives it a little heat.

Chimichurri Recipe

This is a simple and pretty straight-forward chimichurri sauce recipe. If you want to add even more flavor, you can finely mince about 2 tablespoons of red bell pepper to add to the mix.

Herbs – There’s a mix of cilantro and flat-leaf parsley in this recipe.
Red wine vinegar – This gives the sauce a little tang to it.
Garlic – If you love garlic, you’ll love the flavor of garlic in this sauce!
Olive oil – We use extra-virgin olive oil, but you can use avocado oil if you prefer.
Seasoning – A mix of salt, cracked black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes adds a nice flavor to the mix.

Find printable recipe with the measurements below.

How to Make Chimichurri Sauce

This easy chimichurri recipe comes together in about 5 minutes start-to-finish!

Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend for about 10-15 seconds on medium speed, or until ingredients are evenly blended.
Pour into a mason jar, seal the lid and refrigerate for up to a week.

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Yield: 6 Servings