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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe

    By: Jessica · Posted: Sep 13, 2017 · Updated: May 25, 2022 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings (makes about 3 cups)

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe: Doing this one simple step during the process will MAKE this your favorite homemade pico recipe! 

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe - SOOOO so good with the lime juice and cilantro

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe

    My girlfriend Kate came over the other day, and we had cooking on the agenda to create some recipes for the Slightly Homemade Dinners cookbook. A Catalina Taco Salad (yes, yum… right?) was on the list, and we needed some pico for garnish.

    I looked at her and said,

    Does our grocery store even have fresh pico?

    She followed with,

    No, but we can totally make our own… really easy.

    So we rolled with it, and I’m SO thankful that we did. It was incredible.

    Easy pico de gallo recipe - the cilantro and lime mixed with the tomatoes and onions are to die for! So fresh with one little trick.

    There’s a Secret

    I’ve never really disliked pico, but I didn’t realize how much better making fresh pico at home could be… than pico that’s pre-made at the store, or even served in restaurants. It seems as if a lot of pico is runny and soupy, which is… well, ok. But when Kate told me the secret step to amazing pico, is to scoop out the seeds and juices from the middle… it became a GAME CHANGER.

    By doing this, it creates a whole new CRISP texture that’s incredibly hard to beat.

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe - With using this technique, it makes an incredible fresh pico!

    Now we ended up putting most of this pico on top of the taco salad that we made, but we completely finished it off with a bag of tortilla chips, in no time.

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe - SOOOO so good with the lime juice and cilantro

    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe

    Jessica Burgess
    Fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onion with a pinch of salt and dash of lemon juice is all it takes to make this easy pico de gallo recipe. Pair with chips for the ultimate appetizer!
    4.5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 6 servings (makes about 3 cups)
    Calories 16 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 5 roma tomatoes
    • 2 Tablespoons fresh cilantro chopped
    • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 small white onion peeled and diced
    • juice of 1 lime or 3 Tablespoons of prepared lime juice
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    Instructions
     

    • Slice the Roma tomatoes in half, scoop out and discard seeds.
    • Dice tomatoes and onions in small pieces
    • Mix in the cilantro, salt, and lime juice. Serve!

    Notes

    Super important to discard insides of tomatoes. This helps reduce juices and capture the texture desired.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving (about 1/2 cup) | Calories: 16kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 390mg | Potassium: 149mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 8.4mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

    Keywords appetizer recipe healthy, easy dip recipe, simple appetizer, simple pico de gallo
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
    Easy Pico De Gallo Recipe - With using this technique, it makes an incredible fresh pico!

    Don’t be afraid to serve a side of this pico and chips as an appetizer at a party, or even as a side dish for your family dinner on a busy weeknight. You can make this recipe super quick and even eat on it for days as a snack!

    Recipes that serve multiple purposes are my FAVORITE!

    If you love quick and easy recipes, you won’t find anything but that in our recipe archives. Take a browse, and pin your favorite on Pinterest for a quick reference!

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    Comments

    1. Sara says

      August 14, 2018 at 6:26 pm

      5 stars
      Those this easy recipe. We made it twice in one week.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        August 14, 2018 at 7:02 pm

        Yay!!! I’m so glad that you like it! Thank you for coming back and letting me know!

        Reply
    2. Brenda says

      August 18, 2018 at 11:00 am

      Can you freeze Pico Dr Gallo?

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        August 19, 2018 at 6:53 am

        Hi Brenda! I’ve read that you can freeze tomatoes (which is the only thing I’d be questioning really) so I’m sure it’s ok! It just may lack that “fresh” flavor if frozen… but frozen-thawed pico is better than no pico, in my opinion! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Melissa says

      April 07, 2019 at 4:36 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this in prep for dinner tonight but cant stop eating it! So easy and yummy!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        April 07, 2019 at 4:39 pm

        Yay!!!! I’m so glad that you liked it too! Thank you so much!

        Reply

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