Fresh tomato salsa (Pico de Gallo)

Perfect as a dip for tortilla chips, to drizzle over tacos and fajitas or as a salad side dish. This simple and easy salsa is ready in minutes. Show off your culinary skills at your next BBQ or taco evening! Feel free to adjust the flavours, adding more spice, garlic or citrus to your liking.

Serves: 6 / Ready in: 15 mins / Difficulty: 4/5 / Storing: Can be stored in a sealed container and kept in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Ingredients

• 4-5 Fresh tomatoes (preferably in season, core removed)

• 1 red onion, peeled

• Chilli peppers (jalapeno, red or green chillis)

• Bunch of fresh coriander

• Juice of 1 lime (have more limes available in case you need more juice)

• Salt & freshly ground black pepper

• 1 pinch ground cumin

Method

Finely chop the tomatoes into small squares and place them into a bowl, do the same with the onion. Thinly slice the chillis either removing or keeping the seeds depending on how spice you want it. Finely chop the coriander and add everything into the bowl. Add the lime juice and a good pinch of salt (or two). Grind over black pepper and add a pinch of cumin adding more if needed. Give everything a good mix together, taste and adjust as needed. Adding more lime, salt or cumin. Enjoy!

Nutritional information, per serving
kcal: 31
Fat: 0.3g
Saturates: 0g
Carbs: 6.9g
Sugars: 4.1g
Fibre: 1.8g
Protein: 1.4g