Pico de gallo recipe

 
I always wondered how to make Pico de gallo.  One of my favorite foods is Mexican and everytime I eat there I always ask for extra Pico de gallo.  So, I decided to make some homemade Pico de gallo.

This recipe is soooooo yummy I had to eat it ontop of my chicken, corn and black bean nachos. 

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! 🙂

The ingredients needed are: Five plum (Roma) tomatoes (firm, not soft), 1/2 large or 1 small red onion, cilantro, lime juice, and salt, and jalapeno peppers (depending on if u like it spicy). These quantities are not approximate; just an estimate depending on size of vegetables are found.

First wash and chop up the tomatoes in halves, then lengthwise in thin wedges.

Then dice all of the cut-up tomatoes in small pieces.  Dump the tomatoes into a medium sized bowl. (Remember, if you want to include jalapeno peppers make sure to dice them and add with the tomatoes)

After, dice the 1/2 of the red onion into small pieces as well.  (Please beware, crying might be involved 🙁 )  Throw the diced onions into the same bowl as the tomatoes.  Mix well.

Chop up a good amount of fresh cilantro.  Make sure that they are cut without the stems and fine.  Throw the finely chopped  cilantro in the bowl.  Mix well.

Squeeze half of a small lime into the bowl.  This infuses all of the flavors.

And last, add salt to taste. A couple of shakes should be fine.  You may need more, but that is entirely up to you.

Stir together. 

 Enjoy!