Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri is an Argentinian sauce that I have become quite fond of it.  I first made it  last summer and was delighted to find another easy use of the garden garlic, onions, parsley and oregano. They have all been growing with wild abandon lately.

Traditionally in Argentina chimichurri is served with grilled steak.  It works well as a condiment and/or marinade with fish and chicken and is also delicious with grilled pita and many cooked vegetables (e.g, green beans, grilled mushrooms and zucchini).  You can eat it with corn chips/tortillas too!  It is quite similar to a salsa fresca (i.e., uncooked salsa) although the version I make does not have tomatoes or peppers.  Feel free to add them though.  This is perhaps not the most appetizing of photos (above) but do try the recipe as it is very flavourful and versatile.

GARDEN and ORGANIC ingredients:

4		Jalapeno peppers, raw, cut in chunks
½ cup	125 ml	Red onion, raw, diced
4		Garlic cloves
½ cup	125 ml	Parsley, fresh, leaves and stems
¼ cup	60 ml	Oregano or marjoram, fresh
1 Tbsp	15 ml	Black pepper, freshly ground
2 Tbsp	30 ml	Olive oil, extra virgin, organic
¼ cup	60 ml	Red wine vinegar – I used Eden organic
2 Tbsp	30 ml	Lemon juice, raw (use a bit less if you use bottle)
¼ cup	60 ml	water

METHOD:

1.  Combine the first ten ingredients for the Chimichurri sauce in a food processor or blender and pulse until finely chopped.  

Note: follow this link to the Chicken Farmer's of Canada website for a recipe I developed for them of grilled chicken with chimichurri sauce and brown rice

http://www.chicken.ca/DefaultSite/index.aspx?ArticleID=3166&lang=en-CA.  Part of the chimichurri is used as a marinade and the remainder of the sauce is served as a condiment.

NUTRITION FACTS for 1/4 cup - 60 ml

Calories	50
Total Fat (g)	3.5
Saturated Fat (g)	0.5
Cholesterol (mg)	0
Carbohydrate (g)	4
Fibre (g)	1
Cholesterol (mg)	0
Sugar (g)	1
Protein (g)	1
%Daily Values
Sodium	5%
Calcium	2%
Iron	4%
Vitamin A	8%
Vitamin C	25%

		2000 Calories	2500 Calories
Total Fat (g)	Less than	65 g	80 g
Saturated fat (g)	Less than	20 g	25 g
Cholesterol	Less than	300 mg	300 mg
Sodium	Less than	2400 mg Preferably 1500	2400 mg Preferably 1500
Total carbohydrate (g)		300 g	375 g
Fibre	At least	25 g	30 g

%Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.  Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Calories per gram       Fat 9    Carbohydrate 4          Protein 4

Tastefully yours,

© Nancy Guppy, RD, MHSc

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