Pico de gallo

Name: Pico de gallo
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g ripe tomatoes, deseeded and finely diced; 1 white onion, finely diced; 2 jalapeño chillies, finely chopped; 20g fresh coriander, chopped; 2 limes, juiced; 1 tsp sea salt

Chopped tomato, onion, chilli, coriander and lime. Fresh, sharp and ready in ten minutes.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.18 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

6 servings

Ingredients

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500 gripe tomatoesdeseeded and finely diced
1white onionfinely diced
2jalapeño chilliesfinely chopped
20 gfresh corianderchopped
2limesjuiced
1 tspsea salt

Method

1
Put the diced tomatoes in a sieve over a bowl with the salt. Leave for 5 minutes to drain.
5 min
2
Tip the tomatoes into a bowl and add the onion, chilli and coriander.
3
Stir in the lime juice. Taste and add more salt or chilli if you like.
4
Serve within a couple of hours for the best crunch.

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