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Pice de gallo

Pico de Gallo Recipe

5 from 2 votes
A fresh and lively salsa that is perfect with chips or as a topping on your favorite Tex-Mex dishes.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Tex Mex
Calories: 20

Ingredients
  

Pico de Gallo
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 4 Roma tomatoes seeded and diced into ¼" cubes
  • ½ cup white onion chopped fine
  • 2 jalapeño peppers stemmed, seeded, diced and split
  • ¼ cup cilantro fresh and chopped
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste

Method
 

  1. In a medium bowl, mix the oil, garlic, lime juice and one half of the diced jalapeño peppers. Let it stand for 15 minutes to for the flavors blend.
  2. Add the diced tomatoes, onion, cilantro and salt. Mix well and taste. Add additional salt and diced peppers to suit your taste.

Nutrition

Serving: 12gCalories: 20kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 99mgPotassium: 73mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 223IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg

Notes

Serrano peppers may be substituted for jalapeño peppers if you like it hot,  Serrano peppers tend to be a bit spicier and 4 times hotter than jalapeño peppers.  Both are good.

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