{"id":5165,"date":"2020-08-21T17:13:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masterofkitchen.com\/?p=5165"},"modified":"2020-08-21T17:13:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:13:24","slug":"classic-pico-de-gallo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leaderrecipes.com\/classic-pico-de-gallo\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Pico de Gallo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Do you love pico de gallo like I do?<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a classic Mexican tomato dip (or sauce) that adds a fresh, healthy, low-calorie boost of flavor to just about any Mexican meal.<\/p>\n<p>When I was little, I piled pico de gallo on my tortilla chips at our nearby Mexican restaurant and called it dinner\u00a0<em>(refill, please)<\/em>. I didn\u2019t fully appreciate pico de gallo\u2019s wonder, though, until my family traveled to Mexico one summer when I was in college.<\/p>\n<p>We stayed at an all-you-can-eat resort, which meant all-you-can-eat pico de gallo. Their pico de gallo was super fresh and utterly irresistible, and I piled it onto every single meal. Eggs! Tortillas! Beans! Spaghetti, even! Why not?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s funny that I\u2019ve shared so many variations on pico de gallo over the years, but never my classic pico de gallo recipe. Today is the day. Let\u2019s make pico de gallo while the tomatoes are still good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pico de gallo is\u00a0<em>so easy<\/em>\u00a0to make.<\/strong>\u00a0You will need only five ingredients (six if you count the salt): ripe red tomatoes, white onion, jalape\u00f1o, cilantro, lime and salt. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE<\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Click on the Next Page Arrow Button ( &gt; )\u00a0Bellow<\/span>\u00a0For The\u00a0Full Recipe\u00a0and don\u2019t forget to SHARE with your Facebook friends. Enjoy!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1\" data-unit=\"cup\">1 cup<\/span>\u00a0finely chopped white onion (about\u00a0<span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span>\u00a0small onion)<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span>\u00a0medium jalape\u00f1o or serrano pepper, ribs and seeds removed, finely chopped (decrease or omit if sensitive to spice, or add another if you love heat)<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"0.25\" data-unit=\"cup\">\u00bc cup<\/span>\u00a0lime juice<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"0.75\" data-unit=\"teaspoon\">\u00be teaspoon<\/span>\u00a0fine sea salt, more to taste<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"1.5\">1 \u00bd<\/span>\u00a0pounds ripe red tomatoes (about\u00a0<span data-amount=\"8\">8<\/span>\u00a0small or\u00a0<span data-amount=\"4\">4<\/span>\u00a0large), chopped<\/li>\n<li><span data-amount=\"0.5\" data-unit=\"cup\">\u00bd cup<\/span>\u00a0finely chopped fresh cilantro (about\u00a0<span data-amount=\"1\">1<\/span>\u00a0bunch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipe-instructions\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-1\">In a medium serving bowl, combine the chopped onion, jalape\u00f1o, lime juice and salt. Let it marinate for about 5 minutes while you chop the tomatoes and cilantro.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-2\">Add the chopped tomatoes and cilantro to the bowl and stir to combine. Taste, and add more salt if the flavors don\u2019t quite sing.<\/li>\n<li id=\"instruction-step-3\">For the best flavor, let the mixture marinate for 15 minutes or several hours in the refrigerator. Serve as a dip, or with a slotted spoon or large serving fork to avoid transferring too much watery tomato juice with your pico.\u00a0Pico de gallo keeps well in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 4 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tasty-recipes-notes\">\n<h3>NOTES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>CHANGE IT UP:<\/strong>\u00a0Add a diced avocado to the mixture, or see my list provided above the recipe for alternatives to tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CILANTRO HATERS:<\/strong>\u00a0You can significantly decrease the amount of cilantro used, or omit it completely if you insist! I don\u2019t recommend substituting parsley here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you love pico de gallo like I do?\u00a0It\u2019s a classic Mexican tomato dip (or sauce) that adds a fresh, healthy, low-calorie boost of flavor to just about any Mexican meal. When I was little, I piled pico de gallo on my tortilla chips at our nearby Mexican restaurant and called it dinner\u00a0(refill, please). 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