How to Make Chimichurri Sauce
This fresh sauce is so simple to make and tastes delicious on just about anything! Serve it with grilled lemon chicken + grilled vegetables for a bright, summer meal.

Chimichurri Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Process
- Cuisine: Argentinian
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This fresh sauce is so simple to make and tastes delicious on just about anything! Serve it with grilled meats + vegetables for a bright meal.
Ingredients
- 1 small shallot
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 cup parsley
- 1/4 cup basil
- 1/4 cup mint
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Chop shallots and garlic. Place into bottom of food processor and pour red wine vinegar over and let sit for 5 minutes. This will help mellow out the shallots and garlic.
- Add fresh herbs to food processor and process until finely chopped. Drizzle in olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
You can use any combination of fresh herbs as you like.

About the Author
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Love how simple this is! I didn’t have mint so I used all parsley and basil and it was still so fresh and bright. This will definitely be my go-to chimichurri from now on.