Ex-Girlfriend's Mom's Salsa Fresca (Pico de Gallo)
Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Salsa Tomato Salsa
My ex's mom had the best hand-chopped salsa fresca I have ever tasted back in college. Over the years, I have tweaked it to something my friends and family rave about. The trick for this salsa is marinating the onions and jalapenos in lime juice for about 5 minutes before adding the tomatoes and cilantro. There are two tricks to this recipe: 1. Hand-chop everything. It takes a while, but it is worth it. 2. The marinating is what makes this salsa special. Hope you enjoy.
Servings per recipe: 6
Calories per serving: 29
Preparation time: 20m
Total cooking time: 40m
Ingredients:
- 1 cup finely chopped red onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped - or more to taste
- 2 limes, juiced
- 2 1/2 cups Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
- 1 Mix red onion, jalapeno pepper, and lime juice in a bowl. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Mix in Roma tomatoes, cilantro, and salt; allow to stand 15 more minutes for flavors to blend.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 0.2g | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | |
| Sodium | 394mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 258mg | 7% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 6.9g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.6g | 6% |
| Protein | 1.1g | 2% |
| Sugars | 3g | |
| Vitamin A | 909IU | |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | |
| Calcium | 19mg | |
| Iron | 0mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | |
| Magnesium | 14mg | |
| Folate | 21mcg |
