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Pico de Gallo Craving Satisfied!

                                      
I made fresh Pico de Gallo today and it was so good. Seriously, the aromas alone when making this is almost enough to satisfy. I actually went to the grocery store today and got all the ingredients to make pico de gallo. It is one of the easiest things to make on earth, but I don’t really spend much time in the kitchen, so this deserves a blog post. 

Every holiday I visit my family, and most of them include homemade pico. My family is really good at cooking and getting everything together, so when I help it is with dishes like this. Throw in a mini-chopper and I am very happy to oblige.

If you have never made fresh Pico de Gallo, DO IT. Salsas in restaurants and store bought fresh/ready-to-eat pico can be good, but does not compare to your very own.  So when your in the mood for chips and dip, bbq, or need something to go along side your Spanish rice, this is perfect.

Try it out and make your own concoction. Size of tomatoes, hot and spicy, with lime or without. Anyway you like, just do it, your kitchen is going to smell fabulous!

Ingredients:

2 ripe tomatoes

2 jalapenos (depends on hot you like it, start with one)

1/4 yellow onion

1 clove of garlic

1 lime

1 handful of cilantro

2 pinches of salt

I use an electric mini-chopper and throw in tomatoes and cilantro. Once it is chopped and looks diced, empty out into a large bowl. Next up, chop up the jalapenos, onion, and garlic.  Remember on the jalapenos if you don’t want it too hot, you can take out the seeds. Squeeze lime juice and add salt to taste. Stir it up, chill, and eat! Serves a few.