Latin American
Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce
This cilantro chimichurri sauce recipe has a ton of uses. This easy to make sauce can be used as salad dressing, dipping sauce for your grilled meats and veggies, as a marinade, and the list goes on. No matter how you choose to use it, this simple chimichurri sauce with cilantro will add a major boost of flavor to all your dishes.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- No separate cook time
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups of fresh cilantro (stems and leaves) (about 1 large or 2 small bunches)
- 3 cloves of garlic (peeled)
- 1/4 of a small red onion, peeled and cut into chunks (you can use a shallot for a less strong onion flavor)
- 2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp of dried oregano
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
In a blender, or food processor, add the cilantro, garlic, onion, pepper, oregano, vinegar, and 1/2 of the olive oil
- 2
Pulse uto mince the ingredients
- 3
Add the remaining olive oil and gently stir to combine
- 4
Tranfer the sauce to a mason jar and let it sit 20 minutes at at room temp before serving