I was in Colombia in February and had, on a couple occasions in different parts of the country, this amazing green salsa. We put it on our fried plantains and our rice and beans and it was just so flavorful, it made everything better. It wasn’t spicy at all. My friends and I liked it so much that on both occasions, we asked the server what was in it, and both times got the same answer: parsley, oil, garlic, and…there was a fourth ingredient, but I forget. Something ordinary, though, like onion. We felt confident that we could recreate this salsa in the US, but I’ve done some googling and I can’t seem to find any recipe that resembles what we had.
Does this sound familiar to anyone? My friends and I still talk about how much we liked this salsa and it would be awesome to get a proper recipe before I just start experimenting. (I am not a particularly great or confident chef, but I can follow a recipe pretty well.)
Most of the chimuchurri recipes I’ve seen use a mix of cilantro and parsley. Some use vinegar for tartness, and some use lemon juice. Usually there is a bit of crushed red papper and/or cumin.
Are you thinking of aji? I know my co-worker with the Ecuadorian husband has talked about it, and it seems to be pretty common throughout the Andes.
Yeah Chimichurri sounds right to me, perhaps with some local ingredients. The Dominican place below my apartment makes an awesome churassco with chimichurri sauce.