Pico de Gallo

OldHobo · December 2017

Everybody makes this.

Chopped tomato
Finely chopped or minced onion
Jalapeno, serrano etc.
Cilantro
Lime juice.

After a few hours water separates from the fresh veggies, tomatoes mostly, and collects in the tub. So I added two minced halves of dry sun-dried tomato for each Roma tomato. The dried tomatoes add a slightly different flavor and absorb all that extra water. Somebody else prolly thunk of this but it's the closest I've come to an original idea in a while.

lemurcat12 · December 2017

Interesting, I'll try it.

JeromeBarry1 · December 2017

Brilliant! Now, where to find sun-dried tomatoes. If I set tomatoes out to dry in the sun, the wild critters thank me.

OldHobo · December 2017

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

Brilliant! Now, where to find sun-dried tomatoes. If I set tomatoes out to dry in the sun, the wild critters thank me.

Got tired of paying several dollars for few ounces. Now I get them here.

Michie112g · December 2017

Have you tried adding cucumbers, green tomatoes or sweet mini peppers ?

grinning_chick · December 2017

OldHobo wrote: »

Everybody makes this.
Chopped tomato

Finely chopped or minced onion

Jalapeno, serrano etc.

Cilantro

Lime juice.

After a few hours water separates from the fresh veggies, tomatoes mostly, and collects in the tub. So I added two minced halves of dry sun-dried tomato for each Roma tomato. The dried tomatoes add a slightly different flavor and absorb all that extra water. Somebody else prolly thunk of this but it's the closest I've come to an original idea in a while.

You can also reduce the fluid "leakage" from raw tomatoes by a couple different routes:

1. After chopping tomatoes, place all (skin, seeds, and all) in a colander and let drain for 30 minutes before using. +/- a salt sprinkling to aid in water extraction during.
2. Remove the innards (jelly + seeds) and just using the firm flesh part of them.
3. Take whole (skin/seeds/all) chopped tomatoes for a ride in a salad spinner before adding to the dish to remove juice + some jelly/seeds but not all.

Works for other dishes besides fresh salsa, too.