Pico De Gallo

"Credit for this tasty recipe goes to one of my favorite cookbooks: "Low Fat Mexican Recipes." Pico de Gallo is a relish made of finely chopped ingredients. Cook time is chill time."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • On a cutting board, finely chop tomatoes, jalapenos, onion, bell pepper, garlic and cilantro.
  • Place all in a glass bowl and mix together.
  • Add salt, pepper, water and vinegar.
  • Squeeze the juice from the lime into the mixture and mix thoroughly.
  • Chill before serving.

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Reviews

  1. We have a good friend who is both a fireman and of Spanish descent. Both bode well for his being a great cook. His homemade Enchiladas, Gravy and Tomatillo/Serrano Sauce are to die for. After watching him prep and cook, with all the wonderful sounds and smells, the first ten minutes of dinner was nothing more than a chorus of satisfied grunts, yums and kudos. Long way to go for this review but I wanted to paint a picture ... We were charged with making the Pico. Looking for something that could stand with Robert's cooking, I looked at a bunch of recipes and was drawn to this one. Read the reviews. Sounded good. Boy, was it! Everybody raved ... even Robert. We, too, believe the secret with this lies in the vinegar.<br/><br/>Just a few changes: We doubled the recipe (12 servings). This called for 8 Jalapenos. We cut it back to 6 and added a good size Serrano (with seeds) for a little more heat and flavor. (I use Serranos whenever I can because of its flavor.) Given all the chopping, I would suggest making more than you need and freezing some of it for a hot summer day ... nice accompaniment to the well-chilled Margarita. Enjoy!
     
  2. Made for Zaar Alphabet Soup Tag game 2010. Everyone loved this and I will make this again. Served with chips and also for our Tostadas/Tacos which we had for dinner. This summer when the fresh tomatoes are on will definately put this over the top! Thank you.
     
  3. I love Pico De Gallo, but I've never found a recipe that I thought would match up to those I've eaten in restaurants. This one does! If there is a secret ingredient to this recipe, I think it would be the vinegar. Mixing it with the lime juice is what I think gives it that traditional flavor. For my taste, next time I will leave out the bell pepper and jalapeno. Perfect condiment for so many dishes! Thanks for posting! Made for ZWT3.
     
  4. I made this last night for our weekly bonfire party and it went over very well. The fresh ingredients and just enough bite to satisfy make this a keeper. Also, my son's girlfriend is Mexican and if I make something with a Mexican spin and she likes it (and she did!) I know the recipe is a success. Thanks for a great, easy, well received recipe!
     
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I live in beautiful San Diego where there's never nothin to do. We almost never have days where you can't get outdoors. For fun I love to read, cook, take road trips with my grandson, whom I raise. Take long walks along the beach, bays and lakes. My live in grandson is 12 and the light of my life. I've been teaching him to fish, or should I say I'm exposing him to lake fishing, the people we meet along the way are teaching him while I read and watch. He's dying to go ocean fishing, that one makes me a bit more nervous, but we'll start that soon, probably from piers to start. Nick's only one of my grandchildren though, I have a total of 13, three live in Kansas, the land of Oz. The last time I visited them, it was Christmas time and when I stepped off the plane, the cold air took my breath away and standing there waiting for me in a short-sleeved T-shirt, was my son-in-law. Needless, to say, I spent many days there staying indoors praying for the day I could get back to sunny California -- I never had to endure snow the whole time, thank God! Twenty degrees daily was way out of my comfort zone by a very large margin. There truly is no place like home. I have 8 other grandchildren that are fortunate enought to live in San Diego too. We spend weekends doing things together such as taking in the zoo, wild animal park, Sea World, Knotts Soak City water park (summer), museums, fishing, picknicking and just hanging out. They all love to help grandma cook in the kitchen. I have many cookbooks and can read them like I'd read a novel. My passions are my family, my two boston terriers, Tuffy and Oreo, and gardening, cooking and reading -- oh yeah, I'm totally addicted to Zaar. I don't really have many pet peeves, but a biggie is mean, obnoxious people and those who think they know it all, and liars, I can pick out a deceitful person it an instant. If you can't trust someone, then nothings worth salvaging in the relationship. I hate those who disrespect the environment (no I'm not a tree hugger) but I do hate to see people litter and fail to do simple things such as picking up after themselves in the outdoors such as parks and beaches, and how easy is it to recycle? It's really not too difficult to make an impact on the environment if everybody takes responsibility for their "trash."
 
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