It's summer, and you know what that means? Pico de Gallo every day! Pico de Gallo is a quick and easy to make salsa made of fresh tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Eat it with tortilla chips, add it to your breakfast potatoes, tacos, burritos, you name it. This vegan and gluten free salsa can be used to liven up almost any dish imaginable!

Pico de Gallo is the perfect summer appetizer or side dish. Packed with fresh, ripe vegetables and zesty lime and cilantro that perfectly balances between sweet and salty flavors. What more could you want?
Homemade Pico de Gallo also happens to be one of those dishes that takes under ten minutes to make, and for the person who's on a tight schedule but still wants to eat healthy.. Pico de Gallo is your new best friend.
This easy to make fresh salsa pairs perfectly with quesadillas, tacos, and even salads. They're great to enjoy on their own with fresh tortilla chips but you can even layer it in a bean dip with beans, guacamole, olives, and vegan sour cream!
I love making Pico de Gallo because it is so quick to make and you can add in as many ingredients as your heart desires! Make it different every time and try something new with whatever dish you're having it with. This summer, try adding fresh mango for a tropical twist on this classic Mexican salsa.
Total Time
- Preparation time: 10 min
Ingredients
- Tomatoes
- Red onion
- Cilantro
- Green chili or jalapeño pepper
- Lime juice
- Salt
- Garlic powder
How to make Pico de Gallo salsa
- Start by washing and dicing your vegetables. If you want smaller pieces, you can use a food processor and do 3-5 pulses or until desired size.
- Stir the diced tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro together in a medium bowl. Add the juice of a half a lime and add salt and garlic powder to taste.
- Place it into the fridge to chill, it tastes better when it is cold. Serve with tortilla chips or on top of salad bowls, burritos, tacos, bean dips, or any other delicious meal! Enjoy!
Tips For Success
- Use gloves when chopping the jalapeños to avoid the burning finger tips.
- If you don't like a lot of spice, you can slowly add the jalapeño peppers in last and mix in a little at a time.
- The flavors really come out the longer it sits so it's best to make it at least 30 minutes ahead of time and keep it in the fridge.
- You can add fresh diced mangoes or even corn to give it more flavor and a beautiful yellow color.
- I could seriously eat a whole bunch of cilantro and an entire red onion to myself but if it's not your thing, feel free to use less.
- If you don't have fresh lime juice, you can use apple cider vinegar to give your salsa a little acidity.
Storage
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Any more than that and the tomatoes start to get a little mushy.
Equipment
- Chopping board
- Knife
- Or you can use a food processor
Easy Pico de Gallo Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1 bunch cilantro, diced
- 1 green chili or jalapeño pepper, diced
- ½ lime, juiced
- salt and garlic powder to taste
Instructions
- Start by washing and dicing your vegetables. If you want smaller pieces, you can use a food processor and do 3-5 pulses or until desired size.
- Stir the diced tomatoes, red onion, jalapeño, and cilantro together in a medium bowl. Add the juice of a half a lime and add salt and garlic powder to taste.
- Place it into the fridge to chill, it tastes better when it is cold. Serve with tortilla chips or on top of salad bowls, burritos, tacos, bean dips, or any other delicious meal! Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
* This nutrition card is calculated by a third party app and is only an estimate. The numbers will vary based on the specific ingredient amounts and brands you use in making this recipe.
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Brianna May
I love fresh pico! This recipe is incredible.
Meryl Downing
This salsa is the best! Made it for taco night, so fresh and delicious!
Amanda Dixon
This pico de gallo is awesome! It tastes so bright and fresh, and it couldn't be easier to whip up.
Kayla DiMaggio
Yum! I am making burrito bowls tonight and I whipped this pico up yesterday and it is so delicious! I used tomatoes from my garden, I will be making this again and again!
Agnieszka
This fresh salsa is absolutely delicious. It disappeared at my house within 5 minutes! I'm making a double batch next time.
Jeannie
we love making this for our tortilla chips and burritos, super easy to make and delicious too. Homemade salsas are so much better and cheaper too
Michelle
Yum! Pico is my favorite! I can't eat tacos or nachos without it!
Toni
I love how refreshing this is!! Thanks for the recipe!
Julia
I love Salsas... they can add so much flavour to a fairly ordinary meal. I love the way that this Pico de Gallo can be scaled up to feed quite a few people. So, with a few folks over at the weekend, this is going to help me feed them all. Love the chilli spiciness in this dish.
Ruth
So easy, so delicious, great recipe!
Jeri
I love homemade salsa, and this is a great recipe! It was so fresh and yummy! I'll have to make a bigger batch next time!
Carrie Robinson
Pass me a chip! I want to dig right in. 🙂
Beth
What a lovely and fresh salsa recipe! This is perfect for our small gathering for my birthday Wednesday! I can't wait to try this!
Suzy
I love this homemade version! It really allows you to control the flavors especially when you want to add a little extra kick to it!
Addie
So fresh and flavorful! Yum!!
Julie
Such a fresh and easy Pico de Gallo recipe. Can't wait to dig in.
Luca
We always make pico de gallo for tacos and it's so good!
Giangi Townsend
That looks amazing and I cannot believe how easy it is to make. Thank you for sharing.