Skirt steak with chimichurri sauce – a delicious (and affordable!) steak dinner topped with a cilantro parsley mixture. Paleo, Whole30, gluten free and low carb.
Yesterday I had one of those Trader Joe’s salads for lunch. Which by the way, are so good! Great and healthy lunch to grab on the go. After eating it, I went to throw the container away and noticed the expiration date. Ummm…it was already 3 days expired! Why didn’t I check it before eating the whole thing?
The salad tasted fine as I was eating it. But of course knowing it was past the expiration date gave me the heeby jeebies. I’ve only had food poisoning once before, and it was awful. So the whole day I was nervous that it was going to hit me at any second. Luckily, I was just fine. Nothing to worry about.
Can you even get food poisoning from lettuce?
I’m just glad I was the one to grab that salad from the fridge and not Shawn. That guy takes expiration dates VERY seriously. If a meat says “use or freeze by”, and I froze it before the freeze date, but I’m thawing it too cook after the freeze date, he has a LOT of questions. “Are you sure that’s good? It says use by last week. I don’t know about this Nat. I think it’s old.”
If our milk is a whole 2 days away from the expiration date, he’ll refuse to drink it. This makes left overs very tricky in our house. He’ll eat leftovers the day after, but 2 or more days and it’s in the garbage. More for me!
This is one of my favorite ways to use my chimichurri sauce. We love steak, but the good cuts can be so pricey. Luckily, skirt steak (or flank steak) is very affordable. Shawn and I will split a 1 pound flank steak that cost less than $10. Skirt steak doesn’t have the most flavor on it’s own, which is why it’s the perfect cut to slather in this heavenly chimichurri sauce.
Not to make you all jealous, but the weather is so nice here in California that we were able to grill this steak outdoors! But this steak is just as good cooked on an indoor grill pan, which we also used all the time when we didn’t have a backyard or outdoor grill. We are a medium rare steak family, and I love my meat thermometer since it let’s me know when my steak reaches 135 degrees. Hurray for no more overcooked steak!
I love serving this skirt steak with chimichurri sauce with my perfect roasted potatoes and some sauteed mushrooms.
- 1 pound skirt steak (or flank steak), any large parts of fat trimmed
- salt and pepper
- ½ cup parsley leaves (torn from 1 bunch, some stems ok)
- ½ cup cilantro leaves (torn from 1 bunch, some stems ok)
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- Combine all the ingredients in a food processor. Pulse for about 10-15 seconds until just combined. you do not want to over pulse and turn this into a smooth sauce. Transfer to a container and set aside.
- Preheat your grill (or indoor grill pan) over high heat, and brush with olive oil. Season the salt generously with salt and pepper. Grill on each side about 5-6 minutes, or until it reaches an internal temperature of 135 degrees for medium rare. Transfer to a cutting board and allow to rest for 5 minutes. After the steak has rested, slice it against the grain into ½" thick slices. Serve topped with chimichurri sauce.
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Gahhh! I am so jealous that you are into grilling season in Cali! It got pretty warm here yesterday (60 if you can believe it!!) but I never even thought to brush the dust off the grill! Next time. ;) This steak looks absolutely fabulous and such a great use for that gorgeous chimichurri sauce!
Looks fabulous! So tender I’m sure.
Pinned of course.
Enjoy your day friend!
I cannot get enough of our beautiful weather, Natalie! The kids and I are enjoying lots of playtime at the park lately. :)
I wish I was making this meal for dinner tonight! All of it looks incredible, from the juicy steak to the beautiful green chimichurri to those potatoes!
This steak is just calling my name! It looks amazing, especially with that chimichurri sauce! And so perfect for the warmer weather FINALLY coming my way! :)
Oh Natalie this looks phenomenal! My mouth is watering. Kyle is the same way with expiration dates – I frequently find the half and half in the trash on the day it “expires”. The funny part is, I’m the one with the food background/food safety certification and he’s the one constantly checking dates. If it doesn’t smell I use it! What can I say? I HATE wasting food!
Steak and chimmichurri sauce is one of my favorites!! This looks so delicious – your sauce is so vibrant!
Such a delicious way to use the chimichurri sauce recipe from yesterday! That steak looks SO juicy and tender, and the sauce just adds even more delicious flavor!! Pinned :)
My beautiful friend, I LOVE your pictures on this post! So gorgeous! I almost licked my computer screen hahhahahahhah! This is so delicious and looks so flavourful!!! I can’t wait to be able to grill this steak outdoors! It is still a bit cold in Canada for that, but soon I will ;-)
This steak looks so tender and flavorful! Love how you used the chimichurri sauce with it! This is perfect for the warmer weather and yay for grilling season!
Steak is what chimichurri was made for, and I’m so in the mood for this! I grilled this past weekend and LOVED it, but my propane tank is now empty. Gotta fill ‘er up and make this next!
Gosh Natalie, these pictures could not be more beautiful. That chimichurri sauce is gorgeous! I can’t wait to make this!! Pinned!
What an absolutely stunning photo that first one is! I’m definitely drooling over here – love those fantastic flavours!
Gah, that steak looks like perfection! I discovered chimichurri a few years ago and it’s so stinkin’ good with meat. This whole meal looks incredible. And yes, I need to move to CA! We’re finally getting some spring-like temperatures here though. Yay!
We are making this tonight! I am so in the mood for beef. I am totally like Shawn as far as the food poisoning thing goes! I do not like to eat leftovers if they are more than two days old, and if there is any doubt, I throw it out! Probably because Darryl had food poisoning once when we were on vacation and it was such a disaster. He was SO sick. So now I’m freaked out about it!
Natalie, this is exactly how I eat skirt steak. . I LOVE THIS! and damn, it looks so good!!!
oh how you just made me so hungry!!!
That’s so funny about the salad! I totally feel you. If I find out a friend I hung out with yesterday is sick, my stomach/throat/head immediately starts hurting. And of course… I never end up ACTUALLY getting sick. But I’m always on guard! This chimichurri sauce looks soooo good! I love how fresh and bright it is. :) Definitely a great way to eat steak!
Glad you didn’t get food poisoning. It’s the WORST! This sauce and this steak = heavenly. I’m coming over for dinner tonight!
There nothing quite at satisfying as red meat! I’m glad you didn’t get sick!
This looks so yummy! I absolutely adore your website, the best food and the recipes are super simple, yet classy. I made your irish beef stew last weekend and I have to admit that it was the best stew I’ve ever had, and by far surpassed corned beef. My brother even came over the next day to sneak away some leftovers. Haha.
Can’t wait to try this!
Carissa! You just made my DAY! Thank you so much for your kind words. Put a big smile on my face this Monday morning. You are too nice!
Isn’t that beef stew so good? I’ll never go back to corned beef for St Patty’s day again. I hope I keep sharing recipes you like. *virtual hug*
Surprisingly I have never had food poisoning before. I’m glad you were okay :) My mom never threw anything out, so probably half of the stuff in my house was expired. I feel like it built up my immune system. The only thing I refused to eat was this salad dressing that expired in 1996. I think that was when we moved into the house! Yuk!
This steak looks SO good! I definitely need to learn to cook steak..