Chimichurri

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Chimichurri marinade

Chimichurri is a South American sauce or dip, great for serving with grilled food

15 minutes

Serves 4

Melanie Purnode

Recipe by: Melanie Purnode | Freelance recipe author

Chimichurri is a marinade that’s similar to pesto – but with a chilli kick! It’s great for spicing up the lean meats on your BBQ.

Melanie Purnode

Recipe by: Melanie Purnode | Freelance recipe author

Chimichurri is a marinade that’s similar to pesto – but with a chilli kick! It’s great for spicing up the lean meats on your BBQ.

Ingredients

  • 3 large handfuls fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 red chilli (to taste depending on how hot you want it)
  • 1–2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp red or white wine vinegar
  • Ground black pepper, to taste

CALORIES: 571

FAT: 6g

SALT: 0.01g

Method

  1. In a blender add all the ingredients and blend (if you don’t have a blender, you can finely chop the ingredients and mix together). You can do this a couple of hours before – the longer it marinates, the better the flavour.

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