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    Home » Sides » Pico De Gallo Salsa

    Pico De Gallo Salsa

    Published: Nov 27, 2018 Updated: Jun 28, 2021 by Alison Andrews This post may contain affiliate links

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    Pico De Gallo

    Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl surrounded by corn chips.

    Pico de gallo is a kind of salsa.

    As I talked about in our post for restaurant-style salsa, there are different types of salsa.

    Pico de gallo is always made from fresh ingredients, nothing cooked or canned and it’s always served chopped up. It’s never blended or processed in a food processor. It’s also called salsa fresca (fresh salsa).

    It’s the kind of salsa we used in our veggie fajitas and also what you see in our tacos for our vegan taco meat recipe.

    Ingredients for pico de gallo in a wooden bowl ready to be mixed up. Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl with salad spoons.

    It’s more of a topping than a sauce. Our other salsa recipe (restaurant-style) is all about that sauciness, whereas this is not.

    For lots more info about the different types of salsa, check out The Kitchn.

    Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl with spoons. Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl with salad spoons.

    How to make pico de gallo

    The best thing about making pico de gallo is that it is super easy and doesn’t require any equipment other than a knife and a chopping board.

    It’s just a case of chopping up some fresh tomatoes, onion and cilantro and then tossing that up with some crushed garlic, fresh lime juice, olive oil and salt and pepper.

    It has a wonderfully fresh flavor and is perfect to use to top all your vegan Mexican dishes!

    Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl with salad spoons.

    Reasons to love pico de gallo!

    • It’s fresh
    • Fast and easy
    • A delicious topping
    • Great with chips!
    • A perfect side to all your favorite Mexican dishes!

    It’s meant to be served fresh! The flavor is absolutely best when it’s served fresh. But you can also store leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge and use within 3 days.

    Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl with salad spoons.

    Best ways to serve pico de gallo

    Serve your pico de gallo along with some vegan taco meat in a vegan taco, with enchiladas, vegan burritos, vegan nachos, veggie fajitas, vegan quesadillas or just with a big bowl of corn chips (maybe with some guacamole and vegan queso or vegan nacho cheese too!).

    So what do you think of this pico de gallo recipe? Let us know in the comments and please also rate the recipe. Thanks!

    And while you’re here, sign up to our email list for a fabulous (and free) recipe ebook containing 10 delicious vegan dinner recipes, and you’ll also be the first to know when new recipes are posted to the blog.

    Pico de gallo in a wooden bowl surrounded by corn chips.

    Pico de gallo salsa with tortilla chips in a wooden bowl.

    Pico De Gallo

    Deliciously fresh pico de gallo! This salsa is fast and easy and makes a delicious topping or dip and is a perfect side to all your favorite Mexican food.
    5 from 6 votes
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    Course: Dip, Gluten-Free, Side
    Cuisine: Mexican, Vegan
    Diet: Vegan
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 cups
    Calories: 71kcal
    Author: Alison Andrews

    Ingredients

    • 4 Large Tomatoes Chopped
    • ½ cup Cilantro Chopped
    • ½ Medium Onion White, Yellow or Brown, Chopped
    • ½ tsp Crushed Garlic
    • 1 Tbsp Lime Juice Freshly Squeezed
    • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil Extra Virgin
    • Sea Salt and Black Pepper To Taste
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    Instructions

    • Add the chopped tomatoes, cilantro and onion to a mixing bowl. Add in the crushed garlic, fresh lime juice and olive oil and toss everything together until well mixed.
    • Add sea salt and black pepper to taste.
    • Serve as a side with all your favorite Mexican dishes or as a dip for some corn chips.

    Notes

    *A couple of teaspoons of jalapeño slices is also a good addition to this if you want to bump up the spicy factor.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.9g | Protein: 1.8g | Fat: 3.7g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Sodium: 47mg | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 5.4g
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    Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan. I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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    Comments

    1. Sarah says

      July 01, 2021 at 4:05 pm

      So delicious and fresh, went down a treat with guests. Love your recipes.5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        July 01, 2021 at 5:17 pm

        Yay! Thanks so much Sarah!

        Reply
    2. Kiki says

      February 15, 2020 at 11:47 pm

      So much freshness & yum! Took your advice and added some chopped jalapeño. Prepped this at 8am ahead of a luncheon and honestly could’ve eaten it for breakfast. So good!5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        February 17, 2020 at 10:12 am

        Yay! So happy to hear that Kiki, thanks for posting! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Amy says

      November 18, 2019 at 2:37 am

      Just made this, delicious, not too time consuming really very tasty, I added a couple of mint leaves when I chopped up the parsley, yummy.

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        November 19, 2019 at 8:29 am

        Great addition! Thanks for sharing!

        Reply
    4. Bonnie Pankratz says

      June 26, 2019 at 5:24 am

      The first pico de gallo I’ve ever made and it did not disappoint! Easy to make and super delicious! Perfect for our taco nights.5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        June 27, 2019 at 6:06 am

        Wonderful! Thanks so much Bonnie. 🙂

        Reply
    5. Michelle says

      April 30, 2019 at 1:07 pm

      Delicious!!!! Love making this for a snack:)5 stars

      Reply
    6. Suni Santhosh says

      April 01, 2019 at 5:12 am

      Nice and easy to make, love it!

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        April 01, 2019 at 10:17 am

        Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Bek says

      January 19, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Yum! I’m loving your website. Had this with your zucchini fritters and some corn chips for dinner tonight. Loved it ?5 stars

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        January 19, 2019 at 12:59 pm

        Awesome! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for the great review. 🙂

        Reply

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