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Easy Homemade Pico de Gallo

09/04/2018 Updated: 06/22/2021 By Karrie 12 Comments

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Easy Homemade Pico de gallo is made with the summer's freshest vegetables of tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, and cilantro, with a touch of fresh lime juice.  Perfect with all Mexican dishes or whenever you need a fresh tomato salsa!

Easy Homemade Pico de gallo in a white bowl with fresh jalapenos, tomatoes, and cilantro around it.

An Easy Homemade Pico de Gallo Recipe

Don't know what to do with all those summer tomatoes? Make this easy pico de gallo salsa! 

Excellent paired with Mexican food, but it also goes with everything else.

Serve it with grilled steak, pork, or chicken, on potatoes, eggs, and seafood. 

Use it as a fresh tomato salsa with chips and to mashed avocados for a quick homemade guacamole.

It's also the most perfect topping ever for my Vegetarian Frito Chili Pie.

Step by step photos on how to make a fresh salsa recipe

How to make pico de gallo 

Since it's raw, you want to use the freshest in-season ingredients possible for the salsa's best flavor.

  • Fresh Tomatoes - Choose the ripest, juiciest tomatoes you can find. This fresh tomato salsa is ideal to make during the summer months when the gardens and CSA boxes are overflowing.
  • Red Onion - Red onion is fantastic in this, but any type of onion can be used. It adds a nice crunch and peppery taste to the pico.
  • Cilantro - Use fresh cilantro for a citrusy herb flavor that pairs well with the tomatoes.
  • Jalapeños - Fresh or pickled will work! Add as much or as little as you want to adjust the spiciness level.
  • Lime Juice - Use fresh juice to bind everything together.
  • Fresh Garlic - Adds flavor and a little spicy punch to all the fresh ingredients.
  • Ground Cumin - This earthly tasting spice blends so perfectly with the tomatoes and other vegetables.
  • Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper - To taste and to balance out the flavors.
A tortilla chip with fresh salsa on it.

Also, feel free to change up the amount of ingredients however you choose when making this recipe.

It's a very versatile recipe and can be easily adapted to any personal tastes. 

Like, make it spicier or more mild with the peppers or add less onion or no onion at all. 

Whenever I'm looking through my cherry tomato recipes, this one's always at the top. 

In the summer, when I have so many tomatoes, I'll make this recipe at least two times a week. 

There's no guilt in making or eating this fresh salsa because it's raw, vegan, and super healthy!

Pico de gallo salsa in a large white serving bowl

Favorite recipes to top with pico de gallo:

  • Vegetarian Chili Frito Pie
  • Chicken Fajita Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
  • Easy Fish Tacos
  • Beef and Chorizo Chili
  • Mexican Roasted Broccoli Recipe
  • Slow Cooker Cholula Shredded Beef Tacos

PIN this pico de gallo salsa recipe for the next time you need a healthy, fresh tomato recipe!

Pico de gallo salsa in a serving bowl

Pico de Gallo

Pico de gallo salsa is made with the summer's freshest vegetables of tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, and cilantro, with a touch of lime juice. Perfect with all Mexican dishes or whenever you need a fresh tomato salsa!
5 from 1 vote
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Course: Condiment
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 ½ cups
Calories: 49kcal
Author: Karrie | Tasty Ever After

Ingredients

  • 2 cups ripe tomatoes, chopped
  • ½ cup red onion, diced
  • ⅓ cup cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh or pickled jalapeños, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (or 1 whole lime)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Combine all in a small bowl and mix well. 
  • Keep leftovers in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
Pico de Gallo
Amount Per Serving
Calories 49
% Daily Value*
Sodium 10mg0%
Potassium 430mg12%
Carbohydrates 11g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1455IU29%
Vitamin C 35.6mg43%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. sheenam | thetwincookingproject.net

    September 18, 2018 at 11:53 am

    This looks really very epic!!!

    Reply
    • karrie @ Tasty Ever After

      September 19, 2018 at 4:33 pm

      Thanks and it is very epic! lol!

      Reply
  2. TammyRenea @SanPasqualsKitchen

    September 11, 2018 at 9:50 am

    5 stars
    I'm a huge pico de gallo fan! My favorite way to have it is with potato tacos for breakfast. mmmm You've inspired me. Love the addition of cumin. I'll have to try that the next time I make it.

    Reply
    • Karrie

      September 17, 2018 at 10:36 am

      Potato tacos for breakfast?!?! You're my kind of girl Tammy! lol!

      Reply
  3. Ros

    September 05, 2018 at 4:13 pm

    This looks so delish! Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Karrie

      September 06, 2018 at 11:28 pm

      Thanks Ros!

      Reply
  4. Mimi

    September 04, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    Really lovely. I also love cooked salsas, but when I make a fresh salsa, it’s very similar to yours. I only make it with fresh summer tomatoes of course!

    Reply
    • Karrie

      September 06, 2018 at 11:33 pm

      Thank you Mimi. Love cooked salsas too, but when there's fresh tomatoes, there's always a big batch of pico de gallo in my refrig!

      Reply
  5. Demeter | Beaming Baker

    June 14, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    5 stars
    Oh, girl, the second I saw the Vegetarian Frito Chili Pie, my eyes bugged out! How do you do it? I always get hungry when I'm here. Meanwhile, loving this easy pico de gallo!

    Reply
  6. Heather Wells

    March 06, 2015 at 12:00 pm

    That is seriously making my saliva glands squirt out a cup of spit. Looks really tasty!!!

    Reply
    • Karrie@tastyeverafter

      March 06, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      A whole cup? Wow! Many thanks or maybe you just really like pico de gallo

      Reply
      • heather wells

        July 19, 2015 at 1:54 pm

        Making it finally, about damn time. I'm salivating again. Like a dog. Maybe like Nola does when she gets her special treats.

        Reply

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