Pico de gallo is a classic Mexican chunky salsa dip made with fresh ingredients like tomatoes, onions, cilantro, jalapeno, and lime.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 6
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 4 medium roma tomato (deseeded, diced (about 2 cups))
  • 1/2-3/4 cup red onion (finely chopped)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 1 jalapeno (deseeded and finely minced (optional))
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

Method

  1. Chop all the ingredients. In a bowl add diced tomatoes, onions, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper.
  2. Stir everything together. You can wait for 10-15 minutes for all the flavors to blend. For more intense flavor, chill for up to 1-2 hours before serving. Serve it with tortilla chips.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.