Oil free chimichurri with fresh herbs, fresh lime juice and tangy red wine vinegar is the ultimate topping for all your grilled favourites.

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Resting Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 Servings (makes approx. 1 cup)

Calories: 8cal

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup flat leaf parsley tightly packed (thick stems removed)
• ▢ ½ cup fresh cilantro tightly packed (thick stems removed)
• ▢ 3-4 cloves garlic peeled
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon paprika sweet or smoked
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lime juice approx. half of a lime
• ▢ ¼ cup red wine vinegar

 

Instructions

• Add all the ingredients, except the lime juice and the vinegar to your food processor. Process until finely chopped.

• Then transfer the herbs to a bowl or jar and pour in the lime juice and vinegar. Mix well and let rest for 1 hour to blend the flavours. Serve with your favourite grilled foods.

Notes

Do you hate cilantro? We love it, but I know some of you don’t. No problem. Just use all parsley instead, or a smaller ratio of cilantro.

If you don’t have red wine vinegar, white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar also work.

Want some heat? Spice it up with a pinch of cayenne pepper or red chili flakes.

Want smoky flavour? Use smoked paprika instead of sweet and/or add a splash of liquid smoke.

Switch up the citrus if preferred. Use lemon over lime, or a combo of both, or add some freshly squeezed orange to the mix for a touch of sweetness.

Do not add the liquids to your food processor with the herbs. The herbs should be finely chopped everything BEFORE adding liquids to prevent blending the mixture into a puree.

If you don’t want to transfer the ingredients to a bowl to mix with the liquids, add them to the processor AFTER the other ingredients have been finely chopped and pulse once or twice (NOT MORE) to combine.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 8cal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 828IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg

*Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated using online tools and does not include optional ingredients unless otherwise indicated.

Comments

1. Kirsten says

   June 05, 2020

   Trying this out today!
   Have you ever tried freezing it ?

   • Rosa says

     Hi Kirsten, I haven’t froze this one yet but it should be perfectly fine to freeze. Hope you enjoy!

2. Zoey Chau says

   May 17, 2020

   Hi! Just wondering if there’s any substitutions for the red wine vinegar? This recipe looks amazing!

   • Rosa says

     Hi Zoey, you may try white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar instead. Whichever is your preference. Hope you enjoy! 🙂

3. Debbie says

   September 04, 2019

   I am making this tonight with mostly cilantro. Can I make it ahead of time and refrigerate?

   • rosa says

     Hi Debbie, yes you can absolutely make it ahead and refrigerate. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy! 🙂