ByTiffany McCauley
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Try this delicious cilantro salsa, made at home in minutes.
I’m getting a little adventurous in the kitchen these days. Trying things I’ve never made before. It’s a lot of fun. Especially when you end up with a really fantastic recipe. Case in point:Cilantro Salsa. Also known as Pico de Gallo.
I went to the farmer’s market this morning and just started shopping for whatever looked fabulous.
As I shopped, I realized I was buying ingredients for salsa. Even though I’ve never made it before, I was definitely feeling up to the challenge. So I bought the rest of what I needed, went home, and got to work in the kitchen.
If you are a cilantro fan, this is definitely the salsa for you! Nobody at the dinner table could stop eating it. It was amazing! And it was gone before anyone could blink.
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Cilantro Salsa
This delicious salsa will leave you never wanting the jarred stuff again!(All ingredients are an approximate measure. Adjust to your liking.)
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Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 9kcal
Ingredients
- 6 medium tomatoes
- 2 large cloves garlic
- 1 medium jalapeño (choose the type & amount based on how spicy you like your salsa)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- ½ medium red onion
US Customary – Metric
Instructions
Chop all your ingredients. Be sure you chop them well. The finer you chop everything, the better texture your salsa will have.
Mix in a bowl and serve.
Notes
Please note that the nutrition data below is a ballpark figure. Exact data is not possible.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25the recipe | Calories: 9kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 120mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 520IU | Vitamin C: 7.3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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I love cilantro! In Mexico we call this pico de gallo only that it also has avocado on it. Mixing this with shrimp or ceviche its amazing. Love your website, I will be checking your recipes now that I have started eating clean 🙂
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Try adding avocados and shrimp, it is wonderful!
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Sorry didn’t see someone had suggested that already but another thing you might like to add that is very tasty is pieces of Mango.
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This sounds wonderful! What kind of pepper did you use? Bell? Jalapeño?
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Shawna – Jalapeno.
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I make this all the time & it is Pico De Gallo. However, I squeeze a couple of fresh limes into it, add finely chopped jalepeno peppers & add a bit of salt as it really makes the flavour pop! I use only green peppers 1 large or 2 small to about 5 ripe, but firm tomatoes). You can also add diced cucumber into, but make sure you eat it quickly cause cucs spoil fast. Soooo good with guacamole tacos!!!! ENJOY!
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Tammy – Sounds wonderful! 🙂
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I just recently started eating clean and I’m finding your blog and recipes to be so helpful! This salsa sounds amazing! Could it be made in larger batches and frozen?
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Cristy – I don’t recommend it, no. Fresh salsa can be very temperamental.
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just tried this via pinterest, and I won’t be buying canned salsa ever again!! mine doesn’t look as pretty- I used my chopper on everything, and smaller quantities. it is AMAZING!! thanks for sharing this 🙂
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Stacey – Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
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im addicted to salsa. thank you
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Denise – My pleasure!
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I like to do with with shrimp, avocado, diced black olives, lime juice and clamato and it is DELISHHHH 🙂
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Caroline – Sounds wonderful!!
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Have you tried to freeze this? It looks amazing! I’m preparing my meals for next month when we have a new addition to our family and will be to busy/tired to cook lol.
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Shan – I don’t recommend it. The tomatoes will get mushy.
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I love making this salsa, but squeeze some lime over it!!
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Katie – Sounds good! 🙂
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This salsa dish is too pretty to eat…. yummy!
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Hardin – Haha! Ya, but it’s tasty too! 😀
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I have been making salsa fresco for quite a while. I typically don’t add red onion, but green onions. People tend to like the flavor of the garlic more than onion. But whenever I make this. People just love it.
If you can’t find a jalapeño pepper, you can add a can of rotel for the spice. I like to use my food processor for the garlic, cilantro, half of the tomatoes and pepper, giving it a slightly runny, but mostly chunky texture. It makes a bit more this way as well. And who wants to chop for a half hour straight!? Not me!Reply
Angelina – Sounds yummy!
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Salsa fresca! Oops
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Made this tonight and my husband loves it! 🙂
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Stephanie – Fantastic!! 😀
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LIME…gotta have lime juice 🙂
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Deb – Sure! That would be yummy! 🙂
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What if I were to add shrimp and crab and lime and lemon juice, what other liquids would you recommend for me to make your cilantro salsa into the wonderful campechana that I used to get at Goode’s Seafood in Houston. Would be great since I left Houston 17 years ago.
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Ken – I would have to say a little tomato juice or sauce. Which one you use would dictate how thick the sauce is. I may have to come up with my own recipe for that. Sounds so good right now!
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