Pico de Gallo
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Estimated Cost: $10.50
Ingredients:
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3 tomatoes
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1/2 medium yellow onion
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1-2 cloves garlic
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1 tablespoon cilantro
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1/2 jalapeño
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1/2 lime, juiced
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salt, pepper, and other spices
Utensils:
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cutting board
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chopping knife
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medium bowl
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tablespoon
Directions:
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Wash all produce before use.
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Dice tomatoes into small pieces (chunks should resemble picture).
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Cut jalapeno pepper in half and set one half aside. Remove seeds from the other half and chop into small pieces.
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Cut up cilantro into small pieces.
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Break off one clove of garlic and peel off the skin. Dice garlic clove into small pieces.
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Peel the outer skin off onion and then cut the onion in half. Set one half aside. Take one half and chop into small pieces (approximately .5 inch pieces).
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Place chopped tomatoes, pepper, cilantro, garlic, and onion into a medium sized bowl. Take half of a lime and squeeze it’s juice onto the ingredients.
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Stir all ingredients together while mashing them a bit as you mix. Add salt and pepper to your preferred taste. Serve with tortilla chips.