CHIMICHURRI SAUCE
Source: The Big Book of Backyard Cooking: 250 Favorite Recipes for Enjoying the Great Outdoors by Betty Rosbottom
Makes about 1 cup

Parsley, vinegar, and oil are the basic ingredients in vibrant green-hued chimichurri sauce from Argentina. It takes just minutes assemble the sauce, which is traditionally used as an accompaniment to beef steaks. It is also good on grilled chicken.

1. cup very tightly packed fresh flat4eaf parsley leaves
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
2 medium cloves garlic, peeled
3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, and process, pulsing machine, until mixture pureed. (The sauce can rest a room temperature 3 hours before being used.)