This salsa called Pico de Gallo is also called salsa fresca. It is served with most Mexican dishes. I have grown to love this salsa over my eggs for breakfast! Once you start using it, you will find many uses for it and it’s so much better tasting made fresh with a squeeze of lime juice…mmmm. I also used it on an Instant Pot Salsa Chicken recipe- check it out!
Homemade Pico de Gallo
Most people like their Pico hot or spicy. I can’t take much heat, I think it’s from all my german food growing up. I don’t think my mom ever cooked with a hot pepper. So depending on how much heat you like, will depend on the amount of jalapenos you use or if you will want something even hotter like ghost peppers. I put the hot peppers on the side and don’t even mix them into the salsa. My ears burn if I eat them!!
On thing you will want to have on hand for making salsas and other diced types of salads is the Vidalia Chop Wizard. It makes prep time for this a cinch! Just pop your fruits, veggies and even cheese on the grid and push the lid down. It has the container on the bottom to catch everything! So easy. Add all your chopped veggies in a bowl and just mix them up.
Recipe for Homemade Pico de Gallo:
Homemade Pico de Gallo
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. Tomatoes finely diced.
- 1 Medium Onion finely diced
- 1-2 Seeded Jalapeno finely diced.
- 1 Cup Cilantro roughly chopped
- 2 Tablespoons Salt
- Juice from 2 limes
Instructions
- Mix tomatoes and salt in a large bowl, let set for 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients, mix well.
- Drain excess liquid before serving!
Notes
Nutrition
Wow a healthy food..
I love love love pico. I don’t eat it enough for some reason, but you have renewed my desire. I will be pickup up the ingredients for the Big Game 🙂
Yum! I love freshly made pico de gallo, there is nothing better! 🙂 Thanks for sharing this recipe!
Loooove pico de gallo. This would be perfect to top the burrito bowls that I am completely addicted to.