How To Make The Best Pico de Gallo

Here is a great recipe for this popular salsa, bright and zesty with serrano, lime and cilantro. We love to make Pico de Gallo in the fall when tomatoes and serranos are fresh in our greenhouse or at the Farmers Markets but it really is good year round.

This salsa is a balanced mix of a few ingredients, all working together with none of them dominating.

This recipe is naturally gluten free and vegetarian.

Watch a Video

Here is a video of 2 Cooks in the Kitchen making Pico de Gallo.

The Ingredients For Pico de Gallo

• 1/2 Red Onion
• 3 Medium Tomatoes
• 3 Serrano Chiles
• 1 bunch of Cilantro
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• Juice of 1 Lime
• 1 oz of blanco tequila

Dice Tomato, Onion, Serrano and Chop the Cilantro

Here’s a good opportunity to practice your knife skills. The tomatoes, onion and serrano all need to be diced as uniformly as you can and then the cilantro needs to be chopped. Perfection doesn’t really matter but it’s fun to try. Or at least Mr Cook thinks so. A sharp knife really helps!

Add Salt, Sugar and Lime

Once we have everything in the bowl then it’s time to add the salt, sugar and lime.

Add Tequila

Now we can add the last ingredient. We used to make this salsa with 1/4 cup of a light Mexican beer but after Mr Cook was diagnosed with Celiac we have been making this with an ounce of blanco tequila. We think it’s even better with the tequila.

Mix Well and Refrigerate

Now all there is left to do is mix everything together. Let this sit in the refrigerator for at least half an hour to let the flavors marry and then it’s ready to serve.

Method #2, the Food Processor

Another easier way to make this salsa is to just put all the ingredients in the food processor and then pulse a few times. This makes a perfectly acceptable salsa with much less work. It doesn’t hold up as well over time as it tends to get watery but it’s still delicious.

Here are some more salsa recipes you can make:

• Chipotle Ranch Dressing and Dip
• Smoky Four Pepper Salsa
• Salsa Negra
• Morita Salsa
• Arbol Salsa
• Pineapple Salsa
• Corn Salsa

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