Artificial Flavors Free Herb & Garlic Chimichurri
Bright, herby, and punchy with garlic, this chimichurri is the kind of sauce that makes everything it touches taste better. Every single ingredient here is whole and recognizable — fresh parsley, cilantro, real lemon juice, olive oil — so there's nothing synthetic hiding in the mix. That's a genuine concern with bottled chimichurri and many store-bought herb sauces, which often sneak in artificial flavor compounds to mimic freshness. Making it from scratch takes only a bowl and a whisk, and that 15-minute rest at the end is where the magic happens, letting the garlic mellow and the herbs fully bloom into the oil. The result is a vivid, glossy sauce with real heat from crushed red pepper and a citrusy brightness that no lab-made flavoring could replicate. Drizzle it over grilled meat, roasted vegetables, or crusty bread and you'll wonder why you ever reached for a bottle in the first place.
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6 servings
- 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from about 1 lemon)
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- 1
Combine the parsley, cilantro, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, salt, and black pepper in a medium mixing bowl and stir together until evenly mixed.
- 2
Add the lemon juice and whisk to combine, then pour in the olive oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly until the sauce is cohesive and the oil is fully incorporated.
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