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avacado pico de gailo

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Jane Whittaker
@janenov46
Massena (now in FL), NY

First time I had this it was love at first bite. I kept asking the hostess what do you call this because was so foreign to me. She was married to a man from Mexico. We use this on tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and just straight with fritoes for scoops

(1 rating)
yield 10 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
method Refrigerate/Freeze

Ingredients For avacado pico de gailo

  • 2 lg
    ripe avacados
  • 1 md
    lime, cut in half an squeezed over avacados
  • 1 sm
    onion chopped
  • 2 lg
    jalepenos, veins and seeds removed
  • 3 lg
    fresh tomatoes
  • 1/4 c
    fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt, or to your taste

How To Make avacado pico de gailo

  • 1
    Take a spoon and scoop the peel off the avacado, if it is ripe this will come off easy. Put in a large bowl
  • 2
    Half the lime and squeeze over the avacado and toss.
  • 3
    Chop the onion and add to avacado.
  • 4
    Halve the jalepenos and remove the stems, seeds and veins, you can leave some in or not your choice, but the veins and stems are where the heat is. Dice the jalepenos and add to bowl.
  • 5
    Cut the tomatoes in half, remove core, and squeeze out the seeds, add to bowl.
  • 6
    Add salt and toss. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
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