Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce with Jalapeños
This Spicy Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce with Jalapeños is a delicious addition to your chicken, steak, or cauliflower meal. With lime juice and smoked paprika, traditional chimichurri sauce gets a delicious upgrade! This easy Chimichurri recipe is a great way to impress your dinner guests!
Servings: 6
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cilantro fresh
- ½ cup parsley fresh
- 2 tbsp shallot or onions, minced
- ¼ jalapeno to taste
- 1 tbsp garlic fresh
- ⅓ cup avocado oil or olive oil, vegetable broth, or water
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1 tsp oregano dried
- ¼ tsp smoked paprika
- 1 lime juiced
Optional: salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- You can dice/chop the ingredients for this recipe by hand, or just add them to a food processor or blender!
- Dice cilantro and parsley leaves and sprigs finely. Dice shallots and jalapeños into very small pieces. If you're not wanting a lot of spice, you're welcome to omit the jalapeño pepper. 3/4 cup cilantro, 1/2 cup parsley, 2 tbsp shallot, 1/4 jalapeno
- Add garlic, oil, crushed red pepper, oregano, paprika, and salt and pepper (the last two ingredients are optional). Add the juice of one lime, about 2T. 1 tbsp garlic, 1/3 cup avocado oil, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 1 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp smoked paprika, 1 limeIf you'd like less fat and calories in your sauce, use less oil. It'll be a bit drier but delicious for topping your favorite dishes like grilled meat. If you're using the chimichurri sauce as a marinade, add more oil or add some chicken broth–chicken broth will help you marinate with less calories.
- Mix together all of the ingredients, and allow to sit in the fridge or on the counter for an hour or so before using.
Notes
Healthy Eating Plans:
21 Day Fix info: For the Fix, you'd count this by how many oil teaspoons you use. For example, as written below one serving is 2.6 teaspoons (I'd round that up to 3). If you'd like to use less teaspoons, read above about how to use this as a marinade with less oil, or how to use it as a topping with less oil.
Weight Watchers: 4 2025 Plan Points | 4 Blue Plan Points | 4 Green Plan Points | 4 Purple Plan Points | 4 2023 Plan Points. You can reduce the points by using less oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 10mg | Potassium: 67mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 695IU | Vitamin C: 11.8mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.6mg