Authentic Argentine CHIMICHURRI sauce

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers health benefits, while white vinegar is often cheaper.

Separate the parsley leaves from the stems, keeping the big stems for stock.

Chop the parsley finely and place it in a bowl.

Use a microplane to grate the garlic or chop it with a knife.

Add dried oregano to the bowl, using the same amount as garlic.

Add red chili flakes, using half the amount of garlic.

For the wet ingredients, use a ratio of three parts olive oil to one part vinegar, adding them gradually.

Mix the ingredients until the sauce is fairly thick.

Add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Add one or two bay leaves, split them up and mix them in.

Let the chimichurri sit overnight for flavors to meld.

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