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Homemade Pico de Gallo Recipe
This simple-to-make homemade pico de gallo recipe comes together in minutes and is the perfect topping to any of your Latin inspired meals.
Prep Time
10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 29 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 8 seeded small diced vine-ripe tomatoes
- 1 peeled small diced large yellow onion
- 1 seeded small diced serrano pepper
- 1/2 cup finely minced fresh cilantro
- Juice of 1 lemon or lime or about 3 tablespoons
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin (optional)
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fillet the tomatoes by remove the outside flesh of the tomato from the seeds. Slice off the bottom of the tomatoes to use as well.
- Add the tomatoes along with onions, peppers, lemon juice, cilantro, cumin, salt, and pepper to a large bowl.
- Mix until it is completely combined. Adjust any seasonings with more lemon juice, cumin, salt, or pepper.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: You can make this homemade salsa up to 1 day ahead of time.
- How to Store: Place covered in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. This recipe will not freeze well.
- How to Re-serve: You may need to drain off some of the liquid and re-season it before serving it again.
- Feel free to use any breed of fresh tomatoes like Roma, heirloom, or even cherry tomatoes.
- If you want more spice in this recipe, try using a habanero pepper.
- This salsa will taste even better the next time as it allows time for the flavors to infuse.
- You can substitute with 2 15-ounce cans of drained diced tomatoes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
29kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
0.3g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
321mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1101IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 29
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 29kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0.3g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 321mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1101IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.