Zara Hussain · Chermoula

Moroccan Chermoula with Cilantro, Parsley and Cumin

10 ingredients

8 steps

What you need

  • 70 g (2 cups) fresh cilantro, leaves and tender stems
  • 70 g (2 cups) flat-leaf parsley, leaves and tender stems
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/4 tsp chili flakes, or a pinch of cayenne
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 60 ml (1/4 cup) extra virgin olive oil

Method

Restated from the original video

  1. 1

    Wash the cilantro and parsley and dry them well. Wet herbs turn the sauce watery.

  2. 2

    Chop the garlic roughly.

  3. 3

    Put the herbs, garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, chili flakes and salt in a food processor.

  4. 4

    Pulse until everything is finely chopped but still has some texture, scraping down the sides once or twice. Chopping it all by hand with a large knife works too.

  5. 5

    Scrape the herb mix into a bowl.

  6. 6

    Stir in the lemon juice and olive oil until the sauce is loose and glossy.

  7. 7

    Taste and add more salt or lemon if needed.

  8. 8

    Let it stand for 10 min so the spices bloom, then rub it on as a marinade before cooking or spoon it over grilled food as a sauce. It keeps up to 5 days in the fridge.

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