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Secret Ingredient Pico de Gallo

April 11, 2016 by Melissa Howell 5 Comments

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Pico de Gallo the likes of which you have never seen before!One day, I was minding my own business when a friend insisted that I try her Pico de Gallo. Now Pico de Gallo is one of those standard Mexican salsas that is delicious because of its fresh, flavorful ingredients. It typically contains tomatoes, onions, maybe some jalapenos, and cilantro. When I made it at home, it was good, but not exciting.

All that changed on that fateful day at my friend’s house. Pico de Gallo became exciting and mysterious! Yes, mysterious because I knew it had some secret ingredients in it that made it SO DARN GOOD! I begged my friend for the recipe, and she so unselfishly complied. And now I am sharing it with you, because you will never love another Pico de Gallo as much as you will love this Pico de Gallo. It’s like dumping your boring, safe boyfriend for the adventuresome, daring boyfriend (who also happens to look fantastic).

Dump your "safe" pico de gallo and go crazy!

 

Pico de Gallo of awesomeness.

 

Now, what you’ve all been waiting for!

Here is a list of the classic ingredients for Pico de Gallo:

  • tomatoes
  • onions
  • jalapenos
  • cilantro
  • salt

Here is a list of the secret ingredients in this superlative Pico de Gallo:

  • tomatillos
  • red onion
  • yellow onion
  • brown sugar
  • red wine vinegar
  • lemon juice
  • lime juice

You’re salivating right now, aren’t you? I know I am. So let’s get to the recipe! Then you can invite all your friends over to try your AH-MAZING Pico de Gallo. Seriously, invite them all over, because this makes a lot 🙂 (You can cut this recipe in half if you like and invite fewer friends).

 

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Secret Ingredient Pico de Gallo
Author: Melissa Howell
Ingredients
  • 20-25 Roma tomatoes diced
  • 3-5 to matillos diced (be sure to remove the husks first)
  • 2 jalapeno peppers finely diced
  • 1 bunch of fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 red onion finely diced
  • 1/2 yellow onion finely diced
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp. lime juice
  • Fine sea salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Finely dice your tomatoes. DO NOT try to chop them in a food processor! This will turn them to mush!
  2. Dice your tomatillos
  3. Finely dice your jalapenos. I suggest wearing gloves for this. Remove the seeds and membranes if you don't want your Pico de Gallo to be hot. Leave them in if you do. And whatever you do, DO NOT touch your eyes or any other mucous membranes with your hands after you have cut the jalapenos! Otherwise, your eyes and nose will also be hot--for a long time. Don't ask me how I know this.
  4. Add your diced onions, the brown sugar, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and lime juice.
  5. Add salt to taste (start with 1/2 tsp., then go up from there if desired).
  6. Gently fold everything together until all the ingredients are evenly distributed.

 

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Comments

  1. Kelly says

    May 5, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    This recipe was so fresh and delicious. Perfect for Cinco de Mayo dinner.

    Reply
  2. Alex says

    May 17, 2016 at 9:59 am

    Hi! I have eaten pico de gallo a lot and I still like it. The lime juice is not always used but I l tried it this time and liked it too. Once you asked about a Pozole recipe. I would say there a lot around but since I moved from one country to another I visit a web page called “la cocina mexicana” that also has all the recipes in english. Whenever I feel nostalgic about mexican food I go there and find a lot of recipes. Hope you like it too. Have a nice day.
    A. D.

    Reply
    • Melissa Howell says

      May 17, 2016 at 11:39 am

      Alex, thanks so much for the recommendation for the Mexican cooking site! I will definitely have to check that out!

      Reply
  3. Bri says

    May 31, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    Best Pico recipe ever!

    Reply
    • Melissa Howell says

      June 1, 2017 at 9:11 am

      Agreed!

      Reply

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