PICO DE GALLO

Pico de gallo is a Mexican salad, or sometimes called salsa fresca. It is made of fresh condiments like tomatoes, onions, chilis (jalapeno), and sometimes added with more ingredients like cilantro, lime or lemon juice, cucumber, etc. I really love this salsa, it goes very well with grilled foods, fried foods, hamburgers, and can be use in tacos and fajitas. You should use fresh ingredients because it adds more to the flavor and taste. It just tastes better using fresh ingredients. You can just vary the amount of chile (jalapeno) on it. If you're not into spicy stuff then you can either omit the chile or just add a little bit of it. You can also get the seeds out of the jalapeno, because the seeds add to the level of spiciness. This is just very easy to make and no hassle at all, especially if you like chopping veggies finely, haha.

INGREDIENTS:

1 white onion, finely chopped
4 ripe (but firm) plum tomatoes, seeded, and chopped finely
1 or 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped finely
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon, lime or lemon juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
garlic powder
salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

• Wash all the veggies very well. Get the seeds out of the tomatoes and jalapeno and chop it finely.
• Chop the onions and cilantro leaves, too.
• In a medium size bowl, put all the ingredients. Mix it very well.
• Season it according to your taste. Just adjust the amount of garlic powder and salt according to your preference.
• Chill it for at least an hour before serving, to let the veggies soak up the seasonings well.  More than one hour is better.
• Serve with your favorite grilled foods, tacos, fajitas, pizzas, etc.
• Enjoy!!!!