5 Minute Paleo Chimichurri Sauce
Zesty, fresh, and flavorful, cilantro garlic chimichurri with jalapeno pepper. Perfect for marinating chicken, beef, or topping off sweet potato fries and salads! Made easy in the blender in five minutes. Paleo, gluten free, and whole30 friendly.
my chimichurri obsession
Okay, BUT SERIOUSLY.
CHIMICHURRI!!!
I love this freakin word!
I loved the actual word before there was ever any cooking or eating happening.
And I just knew I had to make it; whatever kind of spicy south-of-the-border deliciousness it was going to be.
Yes, that’s how it happened, heard it, loved it, NEED TO MAKE… was the exact thought process.
So, now that I have actually tried it, here is the consensus, good on meat, good on rice, good on salad, and good for meeee.
I like.
I liked it a lot.
Drippy marinated oils, spicy-fresh, and a flavorful pow that pairs perfectly with avocado, chicken, and sweet potatoes…
I’m in.
Food processor love happening over heraaa.
Meet my second hands- this food processor, it whips up this sauce in minutes; I give it handfuls of cilantro, garlic, lemon, and other good stuff and it hands me back this delicious green sauce that I get to make dinner with!
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 medium red bell pepper
- 1 medium/large jalapeño pepper
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt flakes
- lime juice optional- to taste
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a food processor (or blender) until it reaches desired consistency. Store in fridge for up to one week.
- To make this into a salad dressing, just add fresh lime juice to taste!
Nutrition
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This sounds sooo good. I was looking at the calorie count…is it really over 900 calories?
Hi Rhonda, that’s for the whole batch! 🙂 From the olive oil.
It was good but I thought it was missing a little somethin somethin. I added red onion and some vinegar and it gave the kick I was looking for :).
P.S. All your recipes have been amazing so far, this is my go-to site for Paleo/Whole 30 recipe ideas.
Thanks Emily! Glad you found something that worked!
I made this as a sauce for steak burritos also topped with fresh vegetables like tomatoes and avocado and it was really delicious. I could imagine this being tasty over steaks and other meats.
Great to hear Christina!
How long will it last in the fridge ?
Hi Suzy, this will probably last 4-5 days in the fridge.