Move over chimichurri!  This will be your go-to sauce for the summer.  I found this over at the Tasting Table.  Those folks come up with some amazing dishes, it’s not surprising to find this gem on their website.  And this most certainly is a gem.  This is not for the faint of heart.  This is hot!  Screaming hot!  But, you’ll also get a nice grassy, freshness from the fresh herbs, and the lemon juice and garlic add sharpness and the whole thing is a lovely mess of flavors.  And mess is a good thing, in this case.

This is about as simple as it gets.  I put the garlic into the handy-dandy food processor bowl first and whirl that around.  Then, I add everything else but the oil.  You want this chopped to bits, so be careful not to overprocess. We want this to be streaky and broken, not smooth and emulsified.  I put the mixture in a glass jar with a nice, tight-fitting lid, pour in the oil and lemon juice, and give it a good stir.  That’s it!  And it keeps well, too.  Pop a lid on that jar and store it in the fridge for up to a month!

In all honesty, when I read the recipe I thought it might be a tad too hot for us.  I do love me some heat, but I also like to taste the food, too.  So, I thought I’d err on the side of caution and I removed about half the seeds and membranes from the chiles.  Turns out, this was a good move.  It’s still nice and hot, but it is edible…man, is it edible!  Do you have any idea how good this will be on grilled lamb?  Or roasted chicken?  Or on scrambled eggs?  Yeah, we’re going to have this on hand all the time!

It is suggested that you may change-up the spices, to say, some ground cumin or fenugreek…could be very interesting to add some fresh mint, too.  Oh, the possibilities.

I made half the recipe, as I’ll be off to parts unknown for a bit and The Latin Lover will be here all by his lonesome.  But, when I return….

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