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 minutesminutes
Additional Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 2cups
Calories 77kcal
Author Rhonda
Equipment
Citrus juice press
cutting board
sharp knife
disposable food gloves
Ingredients
1cupred onionfinely chopped
1medium jalapenoseeded and diced
Juice from one lime
Salt to taste
3large tomatoesmiddle cut out and diced
½cfresh cilantrochopped
1clovegarlicminced (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!