Fresh Pico De Gallo (Salsa Fresca)

"This is an uncooked tomato salsa (salsa fresca) that's great to make while fresh tomatoes are in season. Stir pico de gallo into chopped/mashed avocadoes to make guacamole (see my recipe #112059), or serve as is with warm tortilla chips and Tex-Mex food (tacos, enchiladas, quesadillas, burritos, chiles rellenos). From LHJ. ENJOY!"
 
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Ready In:
12mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine in a bowl. Refrigerate until chilled. Makes 2 1/4 cups.
  • Note: Time does not include chill time.

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Reviews

  1. Definitely 5 stars - Just the right amount of heat. I enjoyed this salsa served over an omelet. It was wonderful. I put all the ingredients in a plastic zip lock bag to mix everything together then just put the bag in the fridge for about 2 hours, put it in a bowl and enjoyed it! Thanks Becky for a tasty easy recipe
     
  2. I made this as a condiment for Recipe#120062. Very fresh tasting, as any good pico de gallo should be, and not too spicy (I think my chile peppers were a bit on the weak side, because I didn't even seed them beforehand). I omitted the green bell pepper, partly because I'm just not a fan of green bell pepper and partly because I just didn't have one available, but I don't think leaving this out detracted from the end result. This was a very nice complement to the machaca and polenta that I served it over, and the little bit of leftover pico de gallo will definitely get used up in some other dish. Thanks for posting! Made for PAC Spring 08 :)
     
  3. We love this! I like to mix in some red onion and black pepper as well. I only had a small bit of cilantro in pic and do like more.
     
    • Review photo by ColoradoCooking
  4. Too much pepper to tomato ratio. I doubled tomatoes to 1 pound, and it was good.
     
    • Review photo by ammolina
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Tweaks

  1. I doubled the tomatoes to 1 pound, and it was better in my opinion. As written it’s not enough tomato for my liking.
     

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