Pico de Gallo sounds complicated and fancy. However, it’s really just a simple side dish consisting of tomatoes, onions, and a few other basic ingredients.

This dish is also known as Salsa Fresca, which means “fresh salsa.” It essentially is a fresh version of salsa. But both taste absolutely delicious along with tortilla chips or on top of pretty much any Mexican dish!

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Pico de Gallo

Recipe by Chaitra’s CreationsCuisine: Mexican

Servings

4

servings

Prep Time

5

minutes

Cooking Time

2

minutes

Calories per Serving

10

kcal

A classic, fresh Mexican side made primarily from tomatoes and onions and a few other basic ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 medium tomatoes (finely chopped)

• 1/2 medium red onion (finely diced)

• 1/2 tsp jalapeño (minced)

• 1/2 lime (squeezed)

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp black pepper (crushed)

• 1/4 cup cilantro (finely chopped)

Instructions

• Add 2 medium tomatoes (finely chopped) to a bowl.
• Also add 1/2 medium red onion (finely diced) and 1/2 tsp jalapeño (minced).
• Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lime.
• Sprinkle in 1/4 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp crushed black pepper.
• Add 1/4 cup chopped cilantro.
  
• Mix well. Enjoy fresh! 🙂

Pico de gallo

Notes

• I prefer to use red onions for this dish. However, you could use white or yellow onions instead.
• There are many versions of this recipe. This is my tried and true version that I came up with.  I hope you love it!
• Vegan Option: This dish is Vegan. 🙂

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