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Pico De Gallo

A traditional Mexican side of fresh tomatoes, onions, jalapenos, and cilantro. Also known as 'chunky salsa"
Author: Ginger

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 large roma tomatoes seeded and diced
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1 * jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
  • handful cilantro finely chopped
  • juice of one lime
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. garlic powder or fresh, if desired

Instructions

Directions

  • Quarter tomatoes and remove seeds. Chop the seeded tomatoes, onion, jalapeno (diced small), and cilantro. Place all in a medium bowl. Add, lime juice, salt, and fresh or powdered garlic (if using). Stir and let sit for about an hour to marinate.
  • Serve with tortilla chips, quesadillas, or anything else!

Notes

*Notes:
I don't tolerate spicy very well, so I only used 1/4 of my jalapeno. I also dice it very small for that reason. You can add as much as you can take, or chop it as large as you wish. ;-)