Photo: Chimichurri Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup peeled, seeded, and diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 scallion, chopped
- 1 large bay leaf, broken into small pieces
Directions
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl, mix together, and cover. Prepare well before the meal is to be served in order to allow flavors to blend.
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By Lady0210
Deep South Texas
on April 29, 2011
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Amazing blend of flavors!!
We made a few modifications, reduced the vinegar and water as mentioned by another reviewer, and added a few of our own:
1/4 to 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup warm water
used olive oil
5 teaspoons total of finely chopped fresh parsley
4 teaspoons total of minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon of crushed red pepper - we couldn't find 'chili flakes'
reduced the salt total to less than 1/2 teaspoon of Kosher salt
As you prepare your meal make the chimichurri sauce first and set aside then begin the rest of the dishes. It's tasty after an hour, but the flavors really melded together after several hours. yummm.
we used this sause in place of pesto on the tomato, mozzarella and basil open faced sandwich. Also, it was very nice served with the parmesian potato pancakes!
By mvega08_10558719
Miami, FL
on August 31, 2010
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delicious! but only needs 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar, 1/3-1/4 cup of water, and more parsley to taste. I also added 2tsp of cilantro and 1tbs of red onion.
By genivila_6033976
Raleigh, NC
on January 28, 2008
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While the efforts to enhance this really simple sauce are valuable, this is not the real thing. Chimichurri, as done in Argentina where I'm from, only takes minced garlic and parsley, crushed red pepper, salt,pepper, oil and vinegar.It is that simple and it tastes great.
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