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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, jalapeņo 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. |
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