Pico De Gallo

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I guess that I grew up close to the border that this has been a regular part of my diet all my life.

I make this very regularly and have for years. The recipe has changed over time and I have pretty much perfected it for my taste buds.

I will start with the tomatoes. I have used more expensive vine on and cheaper Roma tomatoes and they work just fine. For the last year or so I find it much better to use Cherry tomatoes. They are more work but the flavor of them is more intense and it makes a better product in the end. I buy a pack of them weekly for other things but usually have have half the pack left over when I buy a new one. No reason to let them go to waste.

For the peppers I keep adding more hotter ones but they do not make it too hot to enjoy them.

Recipe:

1/2 Lb cherry tomatoes chopped semi fine
1 full bunch cilantro finely chopped
1 White onion finely chopped
1 large clove of garlic finely chopped
1 large jalapeno de-seeded and finely chopped
1 habanero de-seeded and finely chopped
1 pepper de-seeded and finely chopped ( I don't know the name, between the other two as far as heat)
3 juiced limes
3/4 juiced large orange
salt to taste.

Here it is on a chicken burrito I made tonight. Sorry for the blurry pic.

I love the taste of this and can never get tired of it. I would not normally make a post for this but I did not see anyone else post anything similar.

 

[smokerjim]

Looks like a lot of flavor, looks good

 

[mike243]

Thanks for sharing, wife loves this and anytime we eat out mex she has a xtra serving, not sure why I don't make it at home more than once a year but will correct that mistake.

 

[yankee2bbq]

Looks good! Thanks for sharing!

 

[millerbuilds]

Thanks for sharing! We love Pico and always have a fresh container in the fridge. It is a staple in our home as well.

- Jason

 

[jcam222]

Looks great, I love pico too

 

[uncle eddie]

Looks great!
Add some beans and you have Texas Caviar!

 

[Colin1230]

Love fresh Pico! Same with guacamole and chips, good stuff for sure. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

 

[crazymoon]

CiSC, Looks delicious !

 

[zwiller]

Looks fantastic! We use the cherry tomatoes in TONS of stuff too.

Is the orange a SoCal thing? Sounds tasty. Have any pointers on the chicken? Tried lots if ideas and still can't find "the best way" to run chicken for tacos. Anymore, I think it's best to keep it simple and let the other stuff shine maybe.

 

[Astralogics]

Love it, thank you for sharing!

 

[DRKsmoking]

Chris
We/ I try to eat salads as often as I can, but love it when I make Pico. I don't make it enough.

Yours looks and sounds great. I would love it , But too warm for the ladies here in the house.

David

David

 

[Ishi]

Thanks for sharing! I’ll give it a try in the future

 

[sandyut]

Looks great! Love pico! Good work, thanks for the recipe

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Looks fantastic! We use the cherry tomatoes in TONS of stuff too.

Is the orange a SoCal thing? Sounds tasty. Have any pointers on the chicken? Tried lots if ideas and still can't find "the best way" to run chicken for tacos. Anymore, I think it's best to keep it simple and let the other stuff shine maybe.

I was almost done making a batch a while ago when I realized I didn't have any limes. All I had was an orange. It was a happy accident so I always include it now.

The chicken is the pre-cooked rotisserie from Walmart. I think they are better than the Costco ones even if they are a bit smaller.