Fresh Pico de Gallo

5 from 4 votes

Pico de gallo is a classic, traditional Mexican dip (or topping, or sauce, or slather-it-everywhere zesty and fresh flavor explosion). Basically, it's an incredibly simple chunky, vibrant chopped salsa, and it's ready in just minutes.

Prep Time10

Cook Time0

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer, Sauce

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings:

Author: Julie Blanner

Ingredients

6 large roma tomatoes finely chopped - approximately 1½ pounds of tomatoes (or 2¼ cups)
1 onion white or red, chopped (approximately 1 cup chopped red onion)
2 jalapeños finely chopped (1/3 cup chopped)
¾ cup cilantro chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
salt and pepper to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Chop - I like to chop the ingredients by hand to give a rough, hand made quality to our pico de gallo. However, you're also welcome to use your food processor, although the results will be a little more salsa-like.
Combine - Gently stir and mix everything in a large bowl. Don't be too aggressive, as you don't want the tomatoes to break down much.
Marinate - marinating is not a requirement, but it does give the pico a little time to help all those savory flavors combine. You can make this recipe up to 24 hours in advance to allow the flavors to marinate!

Video

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Notes

Variations

Replace tomatoes with Peach, Strawberry, Mango, Pineapple, Avocado or Corn

Tips

Choose quality ingredients. Because pico is a combination of fresh, raw ingredients, each flavor and texture will shine!
Chop your ingredients as finely as possible!
Marinate for a few minutes to let the flavors meld together.
Serve with a slotted spoon. Your tomatoes will of course leave some juice in the bottom of the bowl, so it's easiest to serve this way!

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