Cilantro Sauce Recipe – Delicious on Grilled Steak!

Cilantro sauce recipe--delicious on steak

Like most of my recipes, this one is almost too easy to be called a recipe. It uses only three ingredients (five if you count salt and pepper!), but it’s fresh, delicious, and unique. I make it year-round, but it tastes best during the spring and summer when I can use fresh cilantro from my garden or the farmer’s market.

It’s probably more like a relish or a chutney than an actual sauce, but regardless of the name, it’s absolutely delicious on grilled steak.

Cilantro Sauce Recipe:

One bunch cilantro, washed, dried and rough-chopped
Minced red onion (I usually use about 1/4-1/3 cup)
Olive oil (I’m guesstimating here because I just pour it in until it binds the cilantro and red onion together, but probably about 1/3 c.
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

That’s it! Stir it together and let it sit for a few hours so the flavors can meld. Bring it to room temperature before spooning over steak. I recommend flank steak, skirt steak, or other sliced steaks. I usually mix a marinade of red wine, olive oil, and slivered garlic for the meat when I’m using the cilantro sauce recipe. It’s delicious!

Oh, and if you’re looking for another yummy flank steak recipe, try my mom’s marinade recipe {here}. I think that recipe is a bit sweet for the cilantro sauce, but it’s awesome all by itself!