This super simple and healthy recipe for Chimichurri Sauce will quickly become your favorite condiment!  Simply toss fresh ingredients into a blender or food processor and it’s done!  Healthy and delicious!

This sauce is as tasty, as tasty can be! But it does so much more!  It is a healthy wonder condiment and marinade for steak, fish and chicken. It can be used as a salad dressing, you only need to thin it down with a bit more olive oil.

It packs a punch of flavor and takes only a few minutes to assemble.  If you have the time, let it marinade over night for full flavor.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley leaves
• 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 cup of sliced red peppers
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped scallion or onion
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon dried cardamom
• 1 teaspoon dried ginger
• 1/4 cup white wine or rice vinegar
• 3/4 cup good olive oil or sesame oil
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Pulse parsley, cilantro, garlic, onion and jalapeño in a food processor until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and pulse until well combined.
2. Store in sealed container in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
3. Serve on chicken, fish, beef or salad.

 Ayurvedic Properties

 Olive and Sesame Oil

• Bolsters your ability to handle stress
• Promotes physical strength
• Nourishes muscles & bones
• Supports comfortable joint movement
• Promotes sound sleep patterns
• Supports the intellect & nervous system
• Nourishes skin and hair

 Cilantro

• Rids the body of heavy metals 
• Protects against oxidative stress
• Reduces anxiety
• Lowers blood sugar levels
• Supports heart health
• Supports healthy menstrual function

 Ginger

• Reduces the sensation of pain (analgesic)
• Helps with nausea (antiemetic)
• Uplifting scent (aromatic)
• Relieves flatulence (carminative)
• Induces sweating (Diaphoretic)
• Stimulates digestive fire to help break down and assimilate nutrients with more ease (digestive)
• Helps clear mucus (expectorant)
• Soothes fragile nerves (nervine)
• Increases the secretion of saliva (sialagogue)
• Gets circulation flowing (stimulant)

 Cardamom

• Reduces heartburn, intestinal spasms, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diarrhea, constipation, liver and gallbladder complaints, and loss of appetite.
• Prevents immune system from common cold and other infections, cough, bronchitis, sore mouth and throat, urinary problems, epilepsy, headache, and high blood pressure.

Marjoram

• Used for runny nose, coughs, colds, infections, and various digestion problems.

Cumin 

• Prevents digestive problems including diarrhea, colic, bowel spasms, and gas.
• Increases urine flow to relieve bloating(as a diuretic); to start menstruation; and to increase sexual desire (as an aphrodisiac).

 I would love to hear your comments, do you use other ingredients to make your chimichurri sauce!

Diana 

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