Basil chimichurri – a tasty topper for your meats and veggies

Sometimes you may feel like you are cooking the same thing over and over. Sauces, butters, and other condiments are a great way to change your dishes up.

Chimichurri is of Argentinian origin and traditionally made with parsley and red wine vinegar. We were out of both. 🤷‍♂️ So I decided to use fresh basil from our garden and white wine vinegar. Our daughter said it looked like “slop”, but she went back for seconds. I admit, it looks like I blended up Shrek, but it doesn’t taste like it! This was delicious on grilled tri tip, but can also accompany just about any meat or vegetable.

Basil chimichurri

This basil chimichurri is a delicious topping for meats and vegetables.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Sauce and condiments

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6

Calories 86 kcal

Equipment

• blender

Ingredients

  

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• 1 ½ cups basil fresh, packed
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp sea salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

 

• Blend all ingredients. Serve room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 86kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 198mgPotassium: 36mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 367IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 1mg

Keyword basil, chimichurri

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