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| Pico de Gallo |
de rigueur noshing for your Cinco de Mayo party
Spanish for "rooster's beak," pico de gallo is a relish made of finely chopped ingredients like
jicama, oranges, onions, bell peppers, jalapeño peppers and cucumbers, along with various
seasonings. This condiment was so named because it was once purportedly eaten with the
thumb and finger, an action that resembles a rooster's pecking beak. Pico de Gallo is different
from salsa in that salsa is the Mexican word for "sauce," which can signify cooked or fresh
mixtures. Salsa cruda is "uncooked salsa"; salsa verde is "green salsa," which is typically based
on tomatillos, green chiles and cilantro.
Ingredients
2 oranges
1 medium jicama
2 cucumbers
1 small red onion
lemon juice
orange juice
sea salt
red pepper flakes
Method
Peel oranges, seed and cut into cubes. Peel and cube the jicama. Peel, seed and cube
cucumbers. Peel and mince the red onion. Mix the oranges, jicama, cucumbers and red onion
together; add the juice of 1/2 lemon, a little orange juice to taste, sea salt and red pepper flakes
to taste.
Spanish for "rooster's beak," pico de gallo is a relish made of finely chopped ingredients like
jicama, oranges, onions, bell peppers, jalapeño peppers and cucumbers, along with various
seasonings. This condiment was so named because it was once purportedly eaten with the
thumb and finger, an action that resembles a rooster's pecking beak. Pico de Gallo is different
from salsa in that salsa is the Mexican word for "sauce," which can signify cooked or fresh
mixtures. Salsa cruda is "uncooked salsa"; salsa verde is "green salsa," which is typically based
on tomatillos, green chiles and cilantro.
Ingredients
2 oranges
1 medium jicama
2 cucumbers
1 small red onion
lemon juice
orange juice
sea salt
red pepper flakes
Method
Peel oranges, seed and cut into cubes. Peel and cube the jicama. Peel, seed and cube
cucumbers. Peel and mince the red onion. Mix the oranges, jicama, cucumbers and red onion
together; add the juice of 1/2 lemon, a little orange juice to taste, sea salt and red pepper flakes
to taste.
