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Home » Creative Recipes » Appetizers » Pico de Gallo Salsa

Pico De Gallo Salsa

Pico de Gallo Salsa

BY: Michele
PUBLISHED: Apr 27, 2014
UPDATED: Apr 23, 2025
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Pico de Gallo Salsa is a delicious, colorful, spicy, healthy Mexican or Tex-Mex appetizer dip that is perfect for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo or graduation celebrations! It will keep everyone happy since it fits into a vegan, gluten free, low carb, low fat, or Paleo diet plan.

Pico De Gallo Salsa v2

I LOVE Tex-Mex food.  To me it is comfort food because I have lived in Texas all my life. However, most Tex-Mex food, while delicious, is cheesy, greasy, and unhealthy.  That is why I LOVE this pico de gallo salsa.  It is loaded with flavor and spiciness,  yet is still healthy.  Everyone at the party can enjoy this because both the meat eaters and vegetarians love it.

Pico De Gallo Salsa v2-3

Who knew that a few fresh ingredients could combine for such a delicious taste.  The combination of tomatoes, garlic, onion, cilantro, jalapeños, and lime juice taste great together as a salsa or make any recipe extra special.

Pico De Gallo Salsa v2-4

I love to use this salsa, not only as a dip, but as an ingredient in many recipes.  It can be used in my Sizzling Steak Fajitas recipe or in my Game Day Guacamole, which would also be perfect for Cinco de Mayo or graduation parties.

Pico De Gallo Salsa v2-2

When I was making this, it reminded me of the Fiesta celebrations held in April in San Antonio, Texas every year.  They don’t wait for Cinco de Mayo.  They have their own celebration that lasts for about 10 days during mid to late April.  I no longer live in San Antonio but I miss the celebrations and parades and fairs.

Since I can’t go to San Antonio for the fiesta, I will have my own at home with this delicious pico de gallo salsa. Create your own fiesta with this fantastic salsa.

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Pico de Gallo Salsa

Pico de Gallo Salsa is a delicious, colorful, spicy, healthy Mexican appetizer dip that is perfect for any party or dinner.
Course Appetizers, Salsa
Cuisine Mexican, Tex-Mex
Keyword pico de gallo, pico de gallo salsa, salsa
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Servings 6
Calories 19kcal
Author Michele @ Flavor Mosaic

Ingredients

  • 3 roma tomatoes diced
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 jalapeno peppers seeded and chopped (adjust to taste)
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 small lime juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt optional
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Instructions 

  • In a medium bowl combine tomato, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, garlic, and lime juice.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour.

Notes

Adapted from Pico de Gallo de Alicia from AllRecipes.com.

Nutrition

Calories: 19kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 123mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 354IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg

 

 

Filed Under: 30-Minutes-or-Less, Appetizers, Budget-friendly, Cinco De Mayo, Cold Dips, Comfort Food, Featured Photos, Game Day, Gluten Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Low Fat, Mexican Recipes, Paleo, Popular Cinco De Mayo Recipes, Quick and Easy, Resized Slider Photos, Spicy, Spring, Summer, Take Out Fake Out, Tex-Mex Recipes, Texas, Vegan, Vegetables Tagged With: jalapeños, onions, salsa, tomatoes, vegan

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Comments

  1. Marion@Life Tastes Good says

    April 28, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    I love Pico! Looks fantastic, Michele!!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 28, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks Marion!

      Reply
  2. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says

    April 28, 2014 at 5:48 pm

    Yes, please! This is one of my favorites and yours looks fantastic!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 28, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks Sheena!

      Reply
  3. Renee's Kitchen Adventures says

    April 28, 2014 at 7:48 pm

    This is one of my fav kind of salsa! I love that chip and dip set!! So cute. Def making this for cinco de mayo next week!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 28, 2014 at 8:30 pm

      Thanks! You can’t go wrong with Pico de Gallo.

      Reply
  4. Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says

    April 28, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    Thanks for linking to Marvelous Monday with us… I love fresh salsa! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 28, 2014 at 9:50 pm

      Thank you Deb!

      Reply
  5. Jen says

    April 28, 2014 at 11:42 pm

    I love pico de gallo but have never made it before. Thanks for a great recipe!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 29, 2014 at 4:06 am

      Thank you Jen!

      Reply
  6. Shelby says

    April 29, 2014 at 4:52 am

    To me there is nothing better than fresh salsa! I hate it when I go to a Mexican Restaurant and their salsa is not fresh made. Turns me off from the whole place. LOL Your photos make it look absolutely delicious!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 29, 2014 at 4:54 am

      Hi Shelby, I so agree with you! Thank you!

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Johnson says

    April 29, 2014 at 12:12 pm

    Gorgeous salsa I could dive in!

    Reply
    • Michele says

      April 29, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks! Go right ahead!

      Reply
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