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pico de gallo

Pico de gallo

Name: Pico de gallo
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 tomatoes chopped; 1 red onion finely chopped; 1 tbsp jalapeño peppers from a jar, drained and finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves crushed; small bunch coriander roughly chopped; juice 1 lime

Lulu Grimes

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Plus chilling

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Pico de gallo is a fresh salsa that can be served as a dip or side salad. Chop the ingredients more finely if serving with tortilla chips.

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Lulu's tips for making pico de gallo:

If you like your pico de gallo with a bit more of a kick, try adding extra jalapeño or even a pinch of chilli flakes. You can easily adjust the spice level to suit your taste.
For a twist, I sometimes add a little diced avocado, sweetcorn or cucumber to the mix, which give it an extra bit of freshness and texture.
This fresh salsa works well as an accompaniment to Mexican dishes such as burritos, quesadillas and fajitas, or like huevos rancheros and Mexican-style eggy bread. You could also serve it as an appetiser with tortilla chips or crisps for dipping.
If you have any leftovers, they’re delicious stirred through cooked rice or spooned over grilled chicken or fish for a quick and easy meal the next day.
I like to use the ripest tomatoes I can find, as they're the star of the recipe. If they're especially juicy, I remove some of the seeds before chopping to keep the salsa fresh and chunky rather than watery

Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 tomatoes

chopped
1 red onion

finely chopped
1 tbsp jalapeño peppers

from a jar, drained and finely chopped
2 garlic cloves

crushed
small bunch coriander

roughly chopped
juice 1 lime

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal29
fat0g
saturates0g
carbs6g
sugars5g
fibre1g
protein1g
salt0.08g

low

Method

step 1

Stir all the ingredients together in a medium bowl with some seasoning then put it into the fridge to chill. You could do this the day before. About 20 mins before you are ready to eat, take the salad out and bring it back to room temperature.

What is pico de gallo?

Pico de gallo is a type of salsa from Mexico that's also known as 'salsa fresca', 'salsa bandera' or 'salsa cruda'. It contains less liquid than a traditional salsa, and is composed of only fresh ingredients. These typically include finely chopped tomatoes, onions and jalapeño, plus salt, lime juice and coriander. You can vary the spice levels to taste by altering the amount of jalapeño used.

Lulu Grimes

As Managing Editor for Good Food, Lulu has extensive magazine editorial experience, including roles at olive, Food and Travel and Sainsbury's Magazine, as well as Murdoch Books in Sydney. She has also written for The Sydney Morning Herald, taught food writing and published several cookbooks. Read her weekly Substack: Taste. Test. Repeat. and see more of Lulu's recipes

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Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2011

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