Chimichurri complements any number of meats and vegetables. Here are some of our favorite ways to use chimichurri sauce: Serve it alongside grilled steak or pork chops, roasted chicken, poached salmon or sauteed shrimp. Drizzle it over grilled vegetable kebabs or oven-roasted vegetables.
What About Chimichurri Marinade?
More of a good thing is even better—right? Chimichurri can absolutely be used as a marinade as well as a sauce. Make a double batch, use half of it to marinate your meat or vegetables, and save the rest for drizzling on at the table. However: Only marinate meat for a couple of hours—otherwise the vinegar will toughen it up. And make sure to wipe off the marinade before you grill, so you get a good sear.
What Is Chimichurri Sauce?
Say it with us: “Cheee-meee chooo-rrrri.”
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, come along as we dive into the favored sauce of Argentina and Uruguay. Chimichurri was popularized by hardworking gauchos (cowboys) who needed a flavor boost for the grilled beef that was their stock and trade. Historically a loose mix of olive oil, vinegar, herbs and aromatics (always garlic, sometimes chile), chimichurri can vary in texture from a rough chop to a uniform green purée. Traditionalists might say it’s reserved for churrasco, or grilled meat, but we say chimichurri tastes amazing on fish, pasta salads, eggs, potatoes—practically anything!
How to make delicious Chimichurri
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What to do with chimichurri?
Use it as a burger topping! Make a wrap with roasted vegetables and feta cheese, using Chimichurri as the sauce. Slow-cook some pork with chimichurri for an easy, delicious pork stew. Coat chicken tenders with chimichurri then panko breadcrumbs, then bake at 425°F until crispy and cooked through.
Chimichanga vs Burrito: Which is healthier?
Chimichanga is fried burrito. Grab a piece of tortilla, fill it with chicken and cheese and then fold it well. If you serve it as it is, it becomes a burrito, if it is deep fried it becomes a chimichanga. Buritto is healthier than chimichanga. Chimichanga has high calories and if you serve it with sour cream it can be so high in sodium. Burrito is healthier as it contains decent calories with vegetables and protein.
What can I use instead of chimichurri?
Even more so when that sauce is chimichurri. Grab your favorite roasted veggies, some grains, and slather on the sauce. Salad dressing: I’ve been known to, on occasion, swap out salad dressing for chimichurri. It’s a sauce and it’s delicious.
What can you eat with chimichurri sauce?
Chimichurri complements any number of meats and vegetables. Here are some of our favorite ways to use chimichurri sauce: Serve it alongside grilled steak or pork chops, roasted chicken, poached salmon or sauteed shrimp. Drizzle it over grilled vegetable kebabs or oven-roasted vegetables.