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Bonjour my friends, I’m Frankie and welcome to Club Foody! The warm weather is
here and finger foods are something we tend to eat more often like hot dogs, burgers and others
as well as appetizers like dips, bruschetta, wings, chicken nuggets, and many more. When
it comes to dips, I have a few delicious ones including this popular Mexican recipe…
In today’s episode, I’ll show you how to make my Pico de Gallo! If you’ve never made it from
scratch, you’ll be surprised how tasty it is compared to the ones from the store.
It’s an easy recipe packed with flavor and you can make it as mild or spicy as you wish.
So my friends, let’s get cooking!
These are all the beautiful ingredients we’ll need to make it. There’s lime, garlic, fresh oregano…
hey, why not! then cilantro of course, a few tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño peppers and tequilaaa!
So let’s start with the tomatoes… We’ll cut them in half, remove the stigma which is this part
right here and to prevent our salsa from getting too wet, we’ll remove the pulp and the seeds. So
we’ll cut around the inside edge of the fruit and what I like to use is my grapefruit spoon
because with its sharp edge, it makes the task easier to scoop up the inside of the tomato…
see it’s that fast. Then we’ll chop them into small pieces, not too big so we can scoop the
salsa with tortilla chips. Now this is what I prefer to use. It’s a great gadget especially when
it’s time to dice ingredients finely. It’s make it even plus it’s much faster than doing it by hand.
Do they pay me for saying that? Of course not but I wish they would. Anyway, as I said,
it’s fast and it does a nice job plus the price is reasonable… look at this, it’s all even.
So when we’re done chopping by hand or using a gadget like mine,
we’ll transfer them to a medium bowl. To this, we’ll add white onions and give a quick stir
before adding jalapeño peppers also chopped with my kitchen toy. An ingredient I’m adding that is
not found in a traditional Pico de Gallo is sweet banana pepper just because we’ve been growing some
and it adds a nice flavor to the sauce but don’t go out of your way to buy it, it’s optional.
We’ll also add pressed garlic, fresh chopped cilantro then some oregano and a little bit of
ground cumin – mmm, I love that spice! We’ll mix the ingredients until well combined. Next,
we’ll add freshly squeezed lime juice and tequila – it’s not your typical Pico de Gallo but trust me
guys, the flavors are awesome! We’ll season with ground sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
We’ll stir again and before we chill it for a few hours,
we’ll taste and adjust if necessary and what’s the best way than using a tortilla chip. We’ll
cover and transfer to the fridge for at least 3 hours so there’s time for the flavors to develop.
And my friends, this is our Pico de Gallo! Very easy to make, this is a tasty recipe to enjoy
this summer. With a delicious twist, this Mexican classic is sure to become one of your favorites.
Forget the ones from the store and make this fresh homemade version instead…
I hope you give it a try soon and be sure to visit clubfoody.com
for ingredient amounts, directions and more info… Until next time my friends, bon appétit!
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