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Pico de Gallo Recipes

Pico de Gallo Recipes

There are many Pico de Gallo recipes and they can be savory or sweet depending on the ingredients you use to make them. The most known recipe is a tomato based condiment that originated in Mexico.

The traditional recipe uses tomatoes, onion, cilantro and lime. To make it spicy many people add jalapeņo or serrano chiles. I am from Colombia; therefore we make it without the chiles. Other ingredients you can add are a leaf of coriander, cucumber, radish and even chunky mango.

Where does its name come from? According to Larousse de Cocina Mexicana, by Alicia Gironella y Giorgio De'Angelli, the name comes from the size of the ingredients of the sauce that are not bigger than a rooster's beak or about 2 centimeters in length.

Pico de Gallo Recipes

Savory Version

Ingredients:

  • 6 medium size ripe tomatoes diced
  • 1/4 cup fresh Cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 medium purple onion diced
  • 2 fresh serrano or jalapeņo peppers seeded and minced
  • Salt to taste
  • A pinch of garlic powder



    How to Prepare:
    1. Put all ingredients in a bowl.
    2. Add 1/4 cup of cold water and mix all.
    3. Add the remaining ingredients, and gently mix.
    4. Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

    Sweet Version

    Ingredients:

  • 3 oranges, peeled and cut in small sections.
  • 1 medium jicama cut into 1/2 chunks.
  • Juice of one lime.
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • 1 teaspoon of chili powder.
  • A pinch of garlic powder.



    How to Prepare:
    1. Mix jicama, oranges, onion, lime juice and salt in a bowl.
    2. Let stand in refrigerator at least one hour before serving.
    3. Sprinkle with the chili powder before serving.

    Salsa Variations

    The Savory recipe includes red tomatoes, onions, green chiles and can also have cilantro and avocado. On the other hand the sweet Pico de Gallo uses fruits like orange, melon, mango and watermelon.

    I serve both recipes when entertaining. These Pico de Gallo recipes are always a hit, especially the sweet one because it is not very known here in the U.S.

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