Cafe Rio Pico is quick and easy and tastes just like the pico added to almost every menu item at Cafe Rio! Another recipe to add to ABK’s  “Cafe Rio Style“collection of recipes.

Why is this called Pico de Gallo (pronounced GUY-OH)? In Spanish, Pico means spicy or beak. And gallo means rooster. So Pico de Gallo literally translated, is a spicy rooster, or beak rooster? Or maybe it’s spicy beak of a rooster? Grant (who speaks fluent Spanish) and I had a discussion about this. He says the words have a double meaning. Still doesn’t make sense to me… I’m wondering why tomatoes, jalapeno and onions are (translated) “spicy beak rooster”.

When making this salad, Pico is like the frosting on a cake. It takes less than five minutes to chop and mix up. Pico + chips = my dinner, two nights in a row. YUM.
Hurry and make some before the fresh tomatoes disappear…

Pico de Gallo

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Author: Si Foster

Ingredients 

  • 4 Roma or other tomatoes, about 1 lb, seeded and chopped
  • 1 small onion, about 1 cup chopped, white or sweet variety
  • 2 stems green onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic, optional
  • kosher salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Mix all ingredients in a medium size bowl.
  • Best if made at least one hour before serving.
  • Serve at room temperature.

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