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Pico de Gallo

Name: Pico de Gallo
Yield: 14 servings
Cuisine: Mexican, No-cook
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped fresh, seeded tomato; ½ cup chopped white or yellow onion; 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 ½ tablespoons stemmed, seeded, and minced jalapeño or other chiles; 1 small clove of garlic, minced; Hot sauce, to taste

Pico de Gallo has two meanings in Mexican cuisine. The most familiar to North Americans is a fresh, tomato-based salad. It is what North Americans usually mean when talking about 'ensalada' or 'tomato ensalada'. This ensalada is never cooked. The second meaning, more common in some regions of Mexico, is a spice mixture including salt and dried chiles, which is served over fresh fruit, often with lime juice.

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Ingredients

Makes

2 cups chopped fresh, seeded tomato
½ cup chopped white or yellow onion
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 ½ tablespoons stemmed, seeded, and minced jalapeño or other chiles
1 small clove of garlic, minced
Hot sauce, to taste

Ingredients for 14 servings (430 g) · the original recipe

Method

1
Wash vegetables and cilantro.
2
Combine vegetables, mixing well.
3
Add salt, pepper, chiles, lime juice, and garlic.
4
Add hot sauce as desired.
5
Let stand 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.

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