Cilantro Chimichurri Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe

Whether you’re looking for a cilantro chimichurri to serve on meat, a marinade, or a topping for veggies this is the recipe for you! This easy chimichurri sauce pairs perfectly with oven roasted vegetables. You’ll never believe how simple it is to bring South American flavors home! 

This Cilantro Chimichurri Oven Roasted Vegetables is inspired by the Vegetables a la Brasa from Yuyo and is sponsored by Walmart.

Cilantro Chimichurri Oven Roasted Vegetables

My husband and I are big on traveling and exposing our kids to new experiences, things, and foods, but sometimes we fall into the trap of going to the same places over and over again.

After traveling solo to Montana to a travel conference and experiencing new things, places, and people, I knew we needed to make more of an effort to mix things up for our girls too.

The day I came home, we headed to Yuyo in East Austin to experience Peruvian food together for the first time. My husband and I are pretty adventurous in trying new foods, but I can’t say we’ve ever gone to a Peruvian restaurant before.

Because Yuyo’s Chef Maribel is not only a James Beard-nominated chef, but also one of nine celebrated chefs selected to participate in Walmart’s Rediscovering America program, we knew it was a place we had to check out. There’s no time like the present to try new things!

I heard that Yuyo featured not just amazing Peruvian food, but worked hard to find local farmers for the produce as well. However, I was surprised that the featured dish, Vegetales a la Brasa, had produce from Walmart! And the produce from Walmart was from local farmers too!

Turns out that Walmart works with thousands of local fruit and vegetable farms and farmers across the country to provide that “fresh-picked” flavor in their stores!

We weren’t sure what to expect from the girls when it came to trying these bright new flavors. But we quickly saw they ended up loving their roasted vegetables at Yuyo!

Colby’s already asked when we can go back. I think they’re definitely excited to add it into our restaurant rotation. I don’t know how much of that had to do with their fancy drinks and plantain photo props though…

Inspired by our trip to Yuyo, I swung by Walmart and grabbed some fresh, locally grown veggies. Later I was then able to create my own Walmart and Yuyo-inspired dish.

Here’s how to make chimichurri sauce! Plus all you need to know about my spin on the Vegetales a la Brasa with this cilantro chimichurri oven roasted vegetables recipe! Because honestly, I could eat this easy chimichurri recipe on everything!

What is chimichurri?

Chimichurri is a parsley and cilantro based sauce that’s popular in South America and Mexico. Traditionally this cilantro and parsley sauce is used as a meat marinade or topping. While this is our first time using homemade chimichurri on vegetables, we usually make flank steak with chimichurri.

This recipe is so versatile that you could also make a pork or chicken chimichurri or a salmon or shrimp chimichurri too! No matter how you decide to make it, save time by ordering your ingredients through Walmart’s online grocery and pickup service. You can have them delivered straight to your door or ready for curbside pickup.

Ingredients for chimichurri sauce

• Cilantro
• Italian Parsley (also known as flat leaf parsley)
• Red Onion
• Lime Juice
• Red Wine Vinegar
• Red Pepper Flakes
• Salt
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Recipe for chimichurri sauce

After roasting your vegetables, this cilantro chimichurri sauce comes together really easily. Using a food processor or blender, add all ingredients except for olive oil together. Pulse or blend a few times, then slowly add olive oil to the mix. You can add additional olive oil as needed depending on how thick you want the sauce.

Then add to your oven roasted veggies or on your favorite protein!

Cilantro Chimichurri Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe

If you’ve never introduced flavors like this to your kids, this is the chimichurri sauce recipe to get started with. Print out this recipe card for when you’re ready to add a little Peruvian flavor into your home!

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Cilantro Chimichurri Oven Roasted Vegetables

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Peruvian, South American

Keyword cilantro, parlsey, red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, vegetables

Prep Time 10 days

Cook Time 20 days

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini chopped and quartered
• 1 yellow squash chopped and quartered
• 1 white onion chopped (approx. 1" pieces)
• 3 cups baby bella mushrooms halved
• 1.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce

• 1 cup cilantro packed with stems cut off (usually 1 bunch)
• 1 cup Italian parsley packed with stems cut off (usually 1 bunch)
• 1 red onion small, diced
• 4 cloves of garlic fresh, minced
• 2 tbsp lime juice fresh
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
• 1/4 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450. Chop veggies and mix together with olive oil, salt, and pepper.

2. Place veggies in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Roast for 20 minutes, rotating halfway through.

Cilantro Chimichurri Sauce

1. Meanwhile, prepare cilantro chimichurri sauce by combining all ingredients except olive oil in a food processor/blender and pulsing a few times.

2. Slowly add olive oil to the food processor and continue pulsing while scraping the sides until blended.

3. Set aside and use to top roasted veggies.

More kid friendly vegetable recipes:

• Chicken and vegetable rainbow wrap
• Spicy Low Carb Coleslaw
• Veggie Grilled Cheese 
• Zucchini Muffins for Kids

What’s your favorite roasted vegetable? 

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Rediscovering America. The opinions and text are all mine.