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By Mary
/ July 19, 2016
Easy Fresh Salsa / Pico De Gallo
Nothing tastes as wonderful as fresh tomatoes from the garden and if I have some ripe tomatoes I try to incorporate them with almost every meal. Tuesday night is taco night at our house and instead of the purchased salsa for our chips I made a quick and easy fresh salsa, that my husband called "magical". The "magic" ingredient is really just the fresh garden tomatoes -- you just can't replicate that flavor. Here is the simple recipe for my fresh salsa (Pico De Gallo). Fresh Salsa / Pico De Gallo Save Print Prep time 15 mins Total time 15 mins Beautiful summer tomatoes make this simple fresh salsa.. Author: Mary Lovstad Recipe type: Appetizer Cuisine: Mexican Serves: 2 to 4 servings Ingredients 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes -- Roma or other meaty tomatoes -- quartered cherry tomatoes work great also 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh onion 1 to 2 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno 1 clove minced garlic Juice of ½ fresh lime 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or parsley Instructions Dice tomatoes and onions Smash garlic clove and mince Finely chop the jalapeno - this is approximately one small one without seeds (seeds will intensify the heat, so I leave that to your discretion) Other types of hot peppers can be used with care. Lightly sprinkle with Kosher or Sea Salt and fresh ground pepper. Add chopped herbs-- I am not a cilantro fan, so I normally use parsley, however in the picture below one of my herbed salt mixtures in lieu of regular salt. You can find the recipe on my Saving Summer in a Jar blog. Squeeze in lime juice, mix and let rest in the fridge at least ½ hour to get flavors to mull. If you don't get enough heat from your jalapeno...
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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