Perfect Pico de Gallo

Name: Perfect Pico de Gallo
Yield: Makes about 3½ cups
Ingredients: 1 small onion, finely chopped; 2 cups diced fresh tomatoes; 1 to 2 small jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced; ¼ to ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro; ¼ tsp table salt, or to taste; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice (about ½ lemon or lime); 1 clove garlic, minced

Preparation info

Makes about
3½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoking Meat

By Jeff Phillips

Published 2012

About

This recipe is best if you make it at the peak of summer when tomatoes are ripe and flavorful. If they come from your own backyard garden, the pico will taste all the better.

Ingredients

2 cups diced fresh tomatoes
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove

Side dish
Gluten-free
Summer
Vegan

Method

Toss together the tomatoes, onion, garlic, jalapeños, and cilantro. Sprinkle with the lemon or lime juice and salt, and toss again. Serve with tortilla chips.