Easy Homemade Pico De Gallo
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Pico De Gallo is what dreams are made of.
But, easy homemade Pico De gallo, made-by-you with a simple recipe to guide you to your #picodegallogoals is even better than your dreams, because it's REALITY and you get to make this tonight for dinner if you wanted to..
You've probably seen this colorful combination of herbs and veggies served on top of tacos, over nachos, or as a side with rice and beans. Perhaps you've have the opportunity to taste this fresh, lime-y delicacy and have always *wondered* what in the world is in this mixture that makes everything taste so much more... FANTASTIC, yea that's the word.
So today friends, I'm gonna take you by the hand and show you how to make a super simple and straightforward easy homemade pico de gallo so that you can have this recipe in your back-pocket next time you're in a pinch and need a quick an easy way to elevate any dish.
or if you're ever craving something really really fresh...
or extra lime-y ...
Do we share the same cravings?
All it takes are about five minutes of your time and four or five ingredients, most of which you might already have in your fridge right now... tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, lime.. and maybe minced garlic.. if you're into that.
Growing up with Cuban parents, we usually always had some type of homemade 'pico de gallo' served with dinner, but I can't recall ever really enjoying it as a kid, because well, I hated veggies like.every.other.kid. But, there's hope for those veggie-hating kids, because look at me now.. drooling over a bowl of tomatoes, onions and cilantro all covered in lime. 😉
meals that you can make with this easy homemade pico de gallo recipe:
This easy homemade pico de gallo goes perfectly on top of these Raw Vegan Romaine Lettuce Tacos, as a side with these Red Kidney Beans served with quinoa... Or you can grab your favorite taco shells, make some of this 10 Ingredient Vegan Walnut Taco Meat and top with Pico De Gallo!
Slay that menu prep for this week girl!
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with love + gratitude,
Jen ♥
Easy Homemade Pico De Gallo
An easy homemade ‘Pico De Gallo’ recipe that’ll knock your socks off! Perfect as a topping in tacos, nachos and as a side with rice and beans.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 or 2 tomatoes
- 1/2 of a red onion
- 1 or 2 garlic cloves, minced
- a handful of cilantro give or take
- the juice of 1 lime
optional:
- chopped jalapenos
Instructions
- Chop tomatoes, red onion, cilantro and add to a bowl with minced garlic. Squeeze the juice of one lime, mix to coat, and DONE!
- Told ya it was easy.
Serve as a topping to tacos or nachos, or as a side in buddha bowls or rice and bean bowls.
Notes
- I keep mine salt free and I think it tastes amazing this way, but feel free to add a pinch of salt to taste.
- Best served fresh, won’t last long.
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This is super easy! Yeah every time I go home my mom makes Pico to but I never learned how to make! 😛 I will probably add a lot of Jalapanos because hubby likes spicy.