Homemade Pico De Gallo With Fresh Lime and Crisp Vegetables
By Ethan Parker
Prep
10 min
Total
10 min
Servings
6
Level
Easy
Ten minutes and six ingredients can make pico de gallo a quick choice for tonight's snack, taco topping, or burger topping. Pico de gallo is a salsa mixture of diced tomatoes, red onion, jalapeños, garlic, cilantro, and lime juice. It has a tart, spicy taste and other fresh vegetables.
Use fresh, ripe tomatoes and chop them finely with red onion and cilantro to keep the dip from being watery. Seed jalapeños before chopping to reduce their spiciness. Chop garlic finely. Fresh lime juice is a good topping for this fresh vegetable dip. Toss all the ingredients in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper right before serving.
After preparation, the salsa should be chunky and glossy, with visible pieces of other ingredients, rather than watery. Serving salsa after letting it sit for at least 30 minutes can improve taste. Consumer complaints about the recipe include chunks of onion and garlic in some bites of salsa. Cutting ingredients into smaller pieces and removing the jalapeño seeds, as directed, can reduce this issue.
Use as a taco, burrito, hamburger, egg and hummus wrap, and bean burrito topping, as outlined in the article. It can also be served cold as a dip appetizer. Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container. Stir vegetables before serving.
What makes this special
- Saves time making dinner since all six ingredients are uncooked, finely chopped, and combined in a serving bowl. No cooking is necessary.
- Uses common pantry vegetables and spices, including only tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeños, cilantro, lime, salt, and pepper.
- Use few dishes, such as a cutting board and knife, to cook this dish since the recipe calls for only cutting and other basic techniques.
- Serves multiple meals by providing a salsa topping for tacos, burritos, hamburgers, egg wraps, and bean burritos instead of other toppings.
- Allows you to adjust the spiciness level before serving by removing the seeds from jalapeños, as directed in the recipe when mincing the peppers.
- Good as a topping for an appetizer. This article suggests that chopped ingredients can be prepared with other ingredients at least 30 minutes ahead of time to enhance flavor.
Ingredients
- •6 medium tomatoes (finely diced)
- •1 small red onion (finely chopped)
- •2 cloves garlic (finely minced)
- •2 jalapeños (seeds removed and finely diced)
- •cilantro (large handful, finely chopped)
- •1 lime juice (juice of 1 lime)
- •salt (to taste)
- •pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Add the tomatoes, red onion, garlic, jalapeños, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper to a large serving bowl.
- 2
Combine the ingredients.
- 3
Adjust the salt and pepper to taste.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
32
Protein
1.4g
Fat
0.3g
Carbs
7.2g
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