Pico De Gallo
I know it's spring in most of the country, but we're on the verge of summer in Texas. And once it's summer, Texans eat pico de gallo by the 10-gallon hat full; we love it!
Although, we usually shorten the name to pico, no de gallo necessary!
What is pico, exactly?
The loosest definition is an uncooked, coarsely chopped salsa-like condiment that includes tomatoes, onion, cilantro and then anything else your heart desires.
Which means you can put anything in a pico and call it pico!
Ain't it great?
I made this assortment last summer:
Here's what I put in mine:
MUST HAVES:
* Chopped homegrown/farmer's market tomatoes (this is the key ingredient. you can use store bought, but only the uninitiated will eat it)
* Chopped sweet Vidalia Onions
* Cilantro
* Fresh lime juice from the limes off my tree. Fancy!
* Jalapenos. If you want less heat, seed those fire-pokers first.
FOR FUN:
* Chopped mango
* Chopped avocado
* Chopped anything else you gotta hankerin' for.
Tomatoes take up approximately ⅔rds of my pico-makin' portions. The other ⅓ is made up of the rest of the stuff.
There are no rules.
Start choppin' your ingredients and see where you end up.
I store the fresh pico overnight in a leak-proof container, so that I can flip it upside down at least once during the process, so the tomato juice marries with everything else I've thrown in.
Pico makes a great hostess gift if you're headed to a BBQ (and who isn't?!).
It's a fun "thanks for taking care of the dog while we were on vacay" gift.
Heck, it's a great gift to yourself to accompany that ice cold beer and tortilla chips after a long day of what-evering.
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My fav way to present pico is in a Ball canning jar.
But you could put it in whatever you wanted.
Now, who's ready for summer eatin'?
I can hardly wait to try this, espec the mango!
I side-eye food I'm not familiar with, so when I first saw pico with mango I wasn't sure about it. BUT...I tried it and am converted. Can I get an AMEN?!
Mmmm, I love me some delicious pico! Thanks for sharing at Domestic Superhero!
Is it makin' your mouth water too?!
this sounds so yummy love this for so many different things
I'm not a huge fan of the spicier ones, but I will still eat 'em.
I love the pico! Especially if it is served up along side a big dish of guacamole! 8:30 AM and I am now hungry!
Mmmm, guacamole. Sounds like a fiesta!
YUMMMM - our whole Sandwich Generation family LOVES pico! I make it fresh to go with enchiladas and enjoy it thoroughly at Moe's and, when I can get there, Chipotle! 🙂
Mmmm, pico! We love it so much, it's a staple in our house during the summer months.
Mmmm I love pico. The spicier the better. I don't care for mango but I love avocados, and I hadn't even thought of adding them to my pico. I bet that is good. Will have to try that out. Thank you for sharing.
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Have a wonderful week,
Linda
Hope you love it!
We love making this in the summer 🙂 Thanks for joining us at the Let' Get Social Sunday party. Have a wonderful day:)
Makes my mouth water thinking about it!
I can't wait to try this once summer shows up and I can grow some tomatoes, or at least find some at the Farmer's Market!!! Pinned 🙂
Our farmer's market has a wonderful source for tomatoes, so this year, as I lament not gardening, I know where to find my pico stash!
A perfect sheltering gift! Love the idea of taking it to a bbq. It's a great hostess gift. Wouldn't it be a great mexican gift basket with a red checked cloth, tortilla chips and a tortillia warmer and some fresh limes for color. I love making gift baskets and always try to put something homemade it them. I'm going to try the mango first!
I would do a little dance if i got that basket as a gift...all kinds of YES!
Love this; can't wait to try it (when summer finally arrives in CT, that is!)
It arrives here next week 😉