Ex-Girlfriend’s Mom’s Salsa Fresca (Pico de Gallo)

Description

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.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup finely chopped red onion
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped – or more to taste
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 2 ½ cups Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Mix red onion
  2. jalapeno pepper
  3. and lime juice in a bowl. Allow to stand for 5 minutes. Mix in Roma tomatoes
  4. cilantro
  5. and salt; allow to stand 15 more minutes for flavors to blend.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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