Pico de Gallo
Light Mexican relish with fresh tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 76kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup finely diced tomatoes
- ¾ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder (optional)
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, add chopped onion, diced jalapeno, lime juice and salt and set aside while you dice and seed the tomatoes¾ cup diced onion, 1 tablespoon diced jalapeno, 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Rinse and slice tomatoes in half; remove and discard seeds; dice tomato into fine pieces1 cup finely diced tomatoes
- Add diced tomatoes, garlic powder (optional) and cilantro to the onion mixture; combine well; cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes before serving1 cup finely diced tomatoes, ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder (optional), 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
Notes
Tomatoes:
Some tomatoes we get from the grocery store have no flavor. If you can't get homegrown tomatoes, I recommend using heirloom tomatoes, Campari tomatoes or Plum tomatoes.
Lime juice:
You can add more if you like, just use fresh lime and not lime concentrate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 299mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 785IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 0.4mg