Pico de Gallo, or salsa fresca, is loaded with fresh diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro and jalapeno peppers for a little added spice. You can use it to top your favorite foods or eat it out of the bowl — it’s that good!
So yesterday, I showed you all my family’s favorite guacamole recipe, and today, I’m sharing some Spicy Pico de Gallo, which I usually make along with the guac.
I love spicy food, so whenever I have salsa, I usually go for the hot stuff. But my family members don’t feel the same way, so when I make pico, I add a little bit of chopped jalapeno peppers for just a touch of added heat.
Pico de gallo, or salsa fresca, is a great way to use up fresh tomatoes, so we tend to eat a lot of it during the summer months. I like to serve it with chips as an easy appetizer, and then we’ll use the rest over tacos, instead of the usual diced tomatoes. I’m such big tomato fan that I even like to use pico over salads!
If you don’t like jalapeno peppers, you could try Serrano peppers, or just leave the peppers out all together.
How to Make Spicy Pico de Gallo
- Four ripe tomatoes seeded and diced
- 1/2 pieces jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped into small
- 1/2 red onion peeled and diced
- Juice from 1 small lime
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
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Chop the tomatoes, pepper, onion and cilantro, and add to a small bowl
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Pour the lime juice over the top, and mix well
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Season with salt and pepper, to taste
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Mix everything together, and let the ingredients hang out for a little while. It tastes better the longer it sits!
You can adjust the amount of sea salt to suit your personal preference, and you may also want to cut back on the onions if you aren’t a fan. This is one of those recipes that is so easy to customize, so there’s really no exact amounts that you have to follow – totally my kind of recipe!
Don’t you think those colors are just gorgeous? Yep, I think that fresh is definitely best!
Thanks so much for stopping by for a taste of spicy pico de gallo.
Have a super day!
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I'm a huge fan of anything Mexican! I love pico de gallo, yet I've never made it. Pinning this!
It's so easy — I hope you like it! 🙂
Hey Dee! I'm making jibaritos tonight and needed a pico de gallo recipe. When I googled it you were #3 in my search results. The two before you were Food Network links. I prefer to follow a recipe from real people not highly trained chefs, so here I am. I'll be making your recipe tonight.
Wow, Bonnie, that's amazing. Now, I am really hoping it turns out for you, but I feel the same way! 🙂
I love pico de gallo so much, that I may or may not be able to eat it right from the bowl… I am one of those who has a taco with my pico de gallo. Funny thing is that I never make it. I'm going to give this a try. Thanks for posting!
Hi Dee,
We would love your Spicy Pico de Gallo, awesome for Cino de Mayo! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Learnt a new dish today – pico de gallo. I think it would chips seem healthier to eat !
I'm one of those people where cilantro tastes like soap. I love all the other ingredients here. I just sub basil for cilantro for recipes and it works deliciously.
I love a fresh pico de gallo. This sounds delicious and so versatile too. I would devour this with chips and I would put it on chicken!
Pico de gallo for anytime of the year! Love the cilantro and spice. Great recipe and colorful images to boot. Pinned!
I know not everyone likes it — my husband isn't a fan either — but I just love it. I love basil too, so I'll have to try that one day.
It's wonderful with chips! I hope you get a chance to try it sometime. : )
Thanks so much for stopping by, Miz Helen. 🙂
I'm the same way. I made more today, and it's just about gone.:)
Thanks so much, Jessica. I'm a huge fan of cilantro!
I pretty much feel the same way, and it never lasts long around here!
I have it all the time in summer but I didn't know it was called pico de gallo. I love it a lot!
We love Pico de Gallo and have it around 2 or 3 times a week! I grow tomatoes and jalapeños in my garden just so I can make Pico fresh! I love it hot!
I don't eat a lot of pico de gallo, but my hubby eats it a lot with his chips. I'm sure he'll like this a lot.
The photos are gorgeous 🙂 I can't eat hot peppers so I'd have to tone it down. LOL I am fair skinned and a wussy and anything hot makes my nose run! I must have Ice Age food DNA or something 🙂