How to make simple homemade Pico de Gallo, with fresh tomatoes, cilantro, onions, peppers, and more!
A Tasty Recipe for Easy Pico de Gallo!
Fresh Pico de Gallo ( also called salsa fresca) with lots of juicy bright red tomatoes, crispy sweet bell peppers, and spicy jalapenos. How delicious does that sound?! Like seriously, I could munch on it all day, and to be completely honest with you – I DO! I love homemade pico de gallo, and I usually always have it on hand because it’s so cheap & easy to make. Oh, and it also happens to be on the healthier side!
I only use fresh ingredients for my pico de gallo. I don’t use any canned tomatoes, or etc. EVERYTHING is fresh. The ingredients that I use are tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onions, bell peppers, jalapenos, and lots of freshly squeezed lime juice.
When I make my pico de gallo I chop everything by hand, because I like it nice and chunky. However, if you’d like, you can use a food processor!
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Easy Pico de Gallo
Ingredients
- 4 large tomatoes I usually use steak tomatoes, diced
- 1 red onion diced
- 1 large jalapeno diced
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 medium sized green bell pepper diced
- 1 medium sized yellow bell pepper diced
- 1 medium sized red bell pepper diced
- 1/4 of a cilantro bunch chopped ( leaves only)
- 1 large lime
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Toss all off the diced vegetables( and fruit, since tomatoes are technically a fruit....), and cilantro in a large bowl and mix until everything is well incorporated.
- Cut the lime in half, and squeeze all of the lime juice all over the diced vegetables.
- Sprinkle in the kosher salt.
- Mix the ingredients until everything is well incorporated.
- Serve with tortillas or on the side of a dish & enjoy!
What happened to the cilantro???
Oh my. Thanks for pointing that out. I fixed it.
looks delicious can you omit the jalapeño peppers
Hi Darlene! Absolutely.
Yes, but the jalapeno is what really brings out the robust flavor and in this recipe!
I totally agree. However, some people can’t tolerate the spice. In that case, they can leave it out 🙂
I see celery on the picture but not in the recipe. Do you use celery
You don’t see celery in the picture hun. You see green onions & cilantro. Although it does look like celery 🙂
Gorgeous photo! We love this recipe. Yes, everything has to be fresh…no canned ingredients! Pinned. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Mary! XOXO
Hello Rosie, I wanted to make your southwestern salsa the written recipe isn’t there. I’ll make the other one this time but if you ever have the time will you please add the written recipe . Thank you for all your time. I love your recipes. GREAT JOB, KEEP THEM COMING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
Is this ok to water bath for canning? Looks like a fantastic recipe
Hi Shelley! I’m just getting into the “canning world” so, I’m unsure. I apologize.