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Classic Pico de Gallo Recipe

Pico de Gallo, also known as Salsa Fresco, is a classic Mexican side that is full of tomatoes, jalapenos, onions, cilantro and lime juice.
Course Appetizers and Dips
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword How to Make Fresh Pico de Gallo, Mexican dishes, Pico, Pico de Gallo, Salsa, Tomatoes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 77kcal
Author Rhonda

Equipment

  • Citrus juice press
  • cutting board
  • sharp knife
  • disposable food gloves

Ingredients

  • 1 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 1 medium jalapeno seeded and diced
  • Juice from one lime
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 large tomatoes middle cut out and diced
  • ½ c fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced (optional)

Instructions

  • First, wash your vegetables and let them dry.
  • Chop up your onion, tomatoes and jalapeno and place them into the bowl. Make sure you are wearing the food gloves when prepping the pepper. The oil from the seeds will get under your nails. And believe me when I say if you itch your eyes with that oil from the seeds on your fingers, your eyes will definitely burn.
  • Then add all of the cut up vegetables into a medium sized bowl.
  • Next, pull the leaves off of the cilantro sprigs and cut them up with your kitchen scissors and add them into the bowl and stir the ingredients together.
  • Cut the lime in half and then put each half in the juice press. *Tip: If you haven't bought one of these yet, you simply must buy one! It makes it so easy to get all of the juice out AND you won't get the seeds! Brilliant!
  • Stir all of the ingredients together and salt to taste. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips, eat it with a spoon, pita chips or whatever you prefer and nosh away!

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 152mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g