Fresh & Flavorful Pico de Gallo
Fresh & Flavorful Pico de Gallo
My daughter Kaylee LOVES fresh pico de gallo. She’ll sit with a huge bowl of it and a bag of organic tortilla chips and just inhale it. And because of the health benefits to the fresh salsa, I don’t discourage it. With fresh tomatoes, fresh peppers, and fresh onion, the vitamins and minerals can’t be beat. In running the nutritional analysis of the recipe, this is what I discovered. Fresh Pico de Gallo is has no cholesterol, is low in sodium, very high in dietary fiber, high in manganese, high in magnesium, high in niacin, high in phosphorus, very high in potassium, high in thiamin, very high in vitamin A, very high in vitamin B6, and very high in vitamin C.
It’s also REALLY easy. I make it all summer long straight out of my garden.
4 tomatoes
1 medium onion
2 fresh jalapeño peppers
¼ cup fresh cilantro
juice of 1 lime (about 2 TBS)
sharp knife/cutting board
chopper (not mandatory, but I prefer it)
large bowl
spoon
Juice the lime
Chop the tomatoes. I prefer to use my chopper, so that I have small, even pieces.
Chop the onion.
Chop the jalapeños — make sure you wear a glove to handle the peppers.
Chop the cilantro.
Mix all of the vegetables with the lime juice.
Serve.
4 servings
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Very low in saturated fat No cholesterol Low in sodium Very high in dietary fiber High in manganese High in magnesium High in niacin High in phosphorus Very high in potassium High in thiamin Very high in vitamin A Very high in vitamin B6 Very high in vitamin C |
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I would love to hear any feedback about this recipe. Did you make it? Did you enjoy it? Did you make any adjustments to it?
Hallee
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I add a pinch of salt, pepper, and cumin when I make this. It is so healthy for you!
Where did you buy your chopper? I fell for one of those “quick chops” years back and was very disappointed in the quality.
I think we got this one at a drug store – like Walgreens or Rite Aid — in the “as seen on TV” section.
I’ve burned through three of them in the last 2 years. They’re wonderful, and I use them — I just don’t think they’re designed for Hallee the Homemaker’s kitchen use. heh.
We add some sea salt and a pinch of fresh ground pepper too. If you all like avocados, try dicing up some and adding it to the pico–it’s so delish!
We also had a green pepper to ours :)
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I was glad to see you wearing gloves… I made the mistake of dicing jalapenos last summer without them, and BOY, did I pay for it!!! :(
I had a friend last summer say something about second degree burns on her hands from canning peppers. It made me research it. Always wear gloves now!
Thank you so much, Stephanie! I’m sorry – somehow this comment got lost in spam. I’m glad I found it!