"The Joneses" > wrote in message
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> > > Jack Elated
> >
> > Serve with corn tortillas, guacamole (mashed avocado, lime juice & salt)
and
> > pico de gallo. Oh yes, don't forget the cervesa...
> >
> > Pico de Gallo
> >
> > 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
> > 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
> > 2 fresh chile peppers, mild or hot, seeded and finely chopped
> > 2 tablespoons chopped red or yellow bell pepper (not really mexican but
OK)
> > 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
> > 1 teaspoon lime juice
> > salt and pepper, to taste
> > Combine ingredients in a glass or other non-reactive bowl and
refrigerate
> > for at least 30 minutes before serving.
> > Makes about 2 cups.
> >
> > Dimitri
>
> Thanks for the recipe! Y'all know I buy my pico de gallo (for now...), and
> since there's only two of us, I freeze the rest in an ice cube tray, pop
those
> into a plastic baggie and just take out a cube or three per week. Tastes
> just fine. Do you not use any vinegar in yours?
> Edrena

Vinegar, very seldom. Mostly I like to use lime (not lemon) juice. I find
the flavor more pleasing and the sweet of the juice balances against the
hot. However that is just personal taste and what I was raised eating. IMHO
the only "wrong" in cooking is calling something that which it is not.


Dimitri