Smoke free Pico / Salsa

I have been making my own fresh pico de gallo for a couple of years at this point and figured I would share the recipe. I typically make it once a week and we eat it with chips or on eggs or vegetables. I prefer Roma tomatoes as the base. I typically use 6 decent size Romas. I quarter them, and then do my best to remove the seeds. I then slice lengthwise and then slice again.

Six Roma tomatoes rinsed before dicing
Roma tomatoes quartered
Roma tomatoes sliced lengthwise
Roma tomatoes sliced again for pico de gallo

I prefer red onion, so I use about 1/2 of an onion and I dice it before adding to the Ninja

sliced red onion before dicing
Diced red onion for the pico de gallo

 I use a couple of jalapenos depending on the size, in this case I used 3

Fresh jalapeños before slicing
Jalapeños sliced and ready to dice

 Green onion is optional, and in this case, I purchased some today, so I used three and diced them

A bunch of green onions before dicing

 I add an ounce of lime juice and lemon juice to the Ninja. I then add some salt, black pepper, oregano and cumin.

Salt, pepper, oregano, and cumin measured out for seasoning

I also add garlic, and for me I just purchase the squeeze bottles.

Squeeze-bottle minced garlic used in the recipe

Here is the product before the final essential ingredient….

The diced tomatoes, onion, and jalapeño and garlic in the food processor, before adding cilantro
Diced tomatoes, red onion, and jalapeño in the food processor for fresh pico de gallo

In my mind the star of the show is the fresh cilantro

Fresh cilantro that will be chopped and added to the food processor

 I dice it up, add it to the Ninja and depending on how long it goes, it is either Pico or Salsa. In this case it was an even mix.

The finished fresh pico de gallo, blended to an even pico-salsa consistency

One Comment

  1. pluson8.com says:

    Be sure to taste the pico de gallo and adjust the seasonings, adding salt or more diced jalapeno if needed.

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