Recipe: Pico De Gallo and Pita Chips
Summary: Pico De Gallo is similar to Salsa except that it is much chunkier and made of a variety of fresh uncooked vegetables and sometimes includes fresh fruits.
Ingredients
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1/4 cup finely chopped white onions
- 1/4 cup finely chopped purple onions
- 1 handful of cilantro
- 1/2 red bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/2 green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/2 orange bell pepper finely chopped
- 1/4 of a large cucumber finely chopped
- 2 jalapeños minced
- 1 /2 cup finely chopped pineapple
- 6 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flake
- 1 lime
Instructions
- Mix all the fruit and vegetables together in a bowl.
- Squeeze the lime into the fruit/vegetable mix.
- Add salt, pepper, garlic and red pepper flakes.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Serve with multi-grain pita chips.
Quick Notes
For spicy pico de gallo keep the seeds with the minced jalapeños. For less heat do away with seeds of the jalapeños before chopping them.
Cooking time (duration): 30
Diet type: Vegetarian
Diet (other): Gluten free
Number of servings (yield): 12
Meal type: snack
Culinary tradition: Mexican
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Holly, I used to always be trying to diet and I would lose weight but it wasn’t as easy to lose as it was to gain back. Once I had to go off gluten and sugar all that changed. Without bread, pasta and sugar the weight kind of just disappeared. I’ve always been thin but I was carrying an extra 15-20 pounds I could never get rid of.
I eat a lot of fruit and veggies. I’ve always been extremely picky and grew up thinking I hated those things because I had never experienced fresh fruit and vegetables. Now that I have I love them, especially raw. I find that my body craves them at times.
I know they say that too much protein can be a bad thing but in my case I eat a lot of it because I get cold easy and there’s some thinking about getting enough iron. Plus I struggle with a lack of energy and extra protein gives me a boost.
And I love sweet and spicy together too 😉
Wendy it does get away from you at times but it’s also addicting.
That’s OK. I’m just starting to expand my blogging and I can see how it can get away from you! (and does) 😉
Just visiting from the A-Z Challenge. You can find me at: The Frustrated Foodie
I am officially on a diet… Ugh : ( I’m trying to get in swimsuit shape for me and my hubbys anniversary vacay! This pico de gallo definitley can fit into my eating plan! Sounds delicious! I love how you use pineapple in it. YUM : )
LOL Sorry Wendy. I scheduled all my topics at the beginning of the challenge but I haven’t gotten to this one yet. I’ll be posting the recipe here shortly. Geez am I embarrassed. LOL
I’m confused. Was there a post about Pico de Gallo that should have been here? There’s only a title.