Pico de Gallo

Food/Gardening
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Homemade pico de gallo is about as garden fresh as it gets. Just curious if everyones preference is towards red onions or white onions in their pico recipe?
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Authentic is white onions and that’s what I prefer.

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Thanks Denny. I prefer the white as well and use them in my recipe. But, seems like most recipes that I have seen lately use red onions.

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White for me as well!

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We get bunches of “bulb onions” from Mexico, like green onions that they’re let grow until the white part is about half the diameter of a golf ball, and I like to chop the whole thing, green and white, for beans, pico, marinades, etc. The fresh green part adds a nice dimension along with the cilantro.

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Thanks for the input guys.
I may have to try a batch with a 50/50 mix of whites and reds just to see why several recipes recommend the reds.
But, seriously doubt I’ll be changing my recipe anytime soon. :wink:

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[quote=“Baratone Brewer”]Homemade pico de gallo is about as garden fresh as it gets. Just curious if everyones preference is towards red onions or white onions in their pico recipe?
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What’s the recipe?

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This is my recipe, you can scale to your needs.

5 Large tomatoes, diced(I use Better Boy)
4 Medium white onions, diced
3 Large Jalapenos, diced
3 Serranos, diced
1 bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Juice from 2 limes
Zest from 1 lime
1 tsp salt

Combine all ingredients in bowl. Best when allowed to set in the fridge for 24hrs to allow the flavors to meld.

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Looks good. Sometimes I bump up the garlic for a change. BTW, I like white in Pico de Gallo, but prefer red or Walla Walla on hamburgers.
Do you peel and seed your tomatoes?

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Nope. Just dice.

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I’ve found that I really love adding green onion to my pico as well.

As far as the onion goes, I prefer white but generally end up settling for what I have in the cupboard.

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I prefer red, my wife likes white. so we go with white. :lol:

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Shadetree,
I was in Mexico and kept finding those onions grilled whole (greens and bulb) they were fantastic. Just oil, salt, and pepper,

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Good plan life goes better when SWMBO is happy. :mrgreen:

I like the red onions because they are sweeter then white onions.

Cheers :cheers:

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I use the food processor. Quick and simple

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Man, that looks great! I would “wallow” in that when nobody was looking.