Here comes another addition that no Mexican food should be served without. Pico de gallo essentially means beak of the rooster but is sometimes also referred to as Salsa Fresca. It is a mix of tomatoes, onion, and some other veggies and spices that will give extra texture and flavor to your dish. Pico de gallo can also be served as a salad and I for one love to use it as a side dish for many fish or grilled meat dishes. It is also a side dish that will bring some color to the whole if you need an extra touch on your dish.
Pico de Gallo
Making Pico de gallo is simple, it does not consist of many ingredients, and therefore the ingredients that you choose are essential. Getting fresh onions chilies and spices that have a good fresh spike to it, is a big deal!But most important of all in this one is to pick some good tomatoes. I usually go for a mix of the smaller kinds, like Piccolo, Cherry, and Perl. But if you can get some yellow and brown varieties of these, those can really make a visual difference in your dish.
Prep Time:15 mins
Total Time:15 mins
Servings:2 servings
Equipment
- Kitchen knife
- Cutting board
Ingredients
Tomato base
- 5-7 piccolo tomatoes
- 5-7 cherry tomatoes
- 5-7 black cherry tomatoes
- 5-7 yellow piccolo tomatoes
- 5-7 red pearl tomatoes
- 1/2 red onion
- salt
Seasoning Oil
- Olive oil
- juice from 1/2 a lime
- 1/2 garlic clove
- a handful of chopped coriander leafs
- 1 Pinch of Pepper
- 1 pinch of cumin
Instructions
Tomato base
- Wash all your ingredients
- Half, quarter or dice your tomatoes depending on their sizes, and put them in a bowl.
- Dice your red onion and add these into the tomato mix.
- Sprinkle some salt over and give it a toss. This will make the tomatoes release its juices.
- Grate the zest of the lime on top, then cut in half, squeeze your juice and store for late
Seasoning oil
- Grab your mortar and give your garlic clove a serious beating.
- Add the remaining ingredients for the seasoning oil, including that lime juice that you stored, and mix it all up.
- Pour the oil over your tomatoes and give it a mix.
Notes
You can eat your Pico de gallo right away but I usually let it soak for some time in the fridge before I serve it. If I get leftovers I store it in an airtight container until the next day.
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