pico de gallo $1.91 recipe / $0.32 serving

pico de gallo

$1.91 recipe / $0.32 serving

I made some pico de gallo for my huevos rancheros the other day and it was so delicious that I decided that it deserved its own post. Besides, it's so versatile that I know I'll be referencing it a lot so it needed a unique link.

I've never been overly impressed with pico de gallo in restaurants but when I tasted this I was literally blown away. Okay, not literally, figuratively blown away. But, still, it was amazing. I'm not sure where the magic is lost when it's prepared in a commercial kitchen, but it is always lacking. Whatever the reason, it was so good that I gobbled it up with a fork by itself. Pico de gallo no longer seemed like a condiment, but a yummy yummy salad.





Total Recipe cost: $1.91
Servings Per Recipe: 6 (1/4 cup each)
Cost per serving: $0.32
Prep time: 10 min. Cook time: 0 min. Total: 10 min.

INGREDIENTS		COST
1 large	ripe tomato	$1.15
1/2 medium	vidalia onion	$0.25
1 medium	lime	$0.32
1/4 bunch	cilantro	$0.17
to taste	salt	$0.02
TOTAL		$1.91

STEP 1: Cut the tomato and onion into a very small dice. Wash the cilantro and shake dry. Roughly chop the cilantro. Combine the tomato, onion, and cilantro in a bowl.

STEP 2: Squeeze the juice from half of the lime over the mixture and sprinkle with 1/4 tsp of salt. Give everything a good stir and then adjust the lime and salt to your liking.

Step By Step Photos

Wash the tomato and cilantro well before beginning. I actually used about twice the cilantro that is pictured here, about 1/4 bunch.


Roughly chop the cilantro and cut the tomato and onion into a very small dice. Combine all three in a bowl and squeeze the juice from half of the lime over top. Sprinkle with about 1/4 tsp of salt, stir everything together and then adjust the lime and salt to your liking.


This was so good that I pretty much put it on everything I ate all week... and then just at it by its self sometimes too. My new favorite!