{"id":2969,"date":"2026-04-02T14:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:09:12","slug":"pico-de-gallo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/pico-de-gallo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pico de Gallo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Pico de Gallo (Fresh Mexican Salsa)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>4\u20135 ripe <strong>tomatoes<\/strong>, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 small <strong>white onion<\/strong>, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\u20132 <strong>jalape\u00f1o peppers<\/strong>, seeded and minced (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup <strong>fresh cilantro<\/strong>, chopped<\/li>\n<li>Juice of 1 <strong>lime<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Salt<\/strong> to taste<\/li>\n<li>Optional: a pinch of <strong>black pepper<\/strong>, <strong>garlic powder<\/strong>, or <strong>a dash of cayenne<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prep the veggies:<\/strong><br \/>\nDice the tomatoes, chop the onion, and mince the jalape\u00f1os and cilantro.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, jalape\u00f1os, and cilantro.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season:<\/strong><br \/>\nSqueeze fresh lime juice over everything.<br \/>\nAdd salt (start with \u00bd tsp and adjust to taste).<br \/>\nStir gently to combine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest:<\/strong><br \/>\nLet it sit 10\u201315 minutes so the flavors meld (optional but delicious!).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong><br \/>\nEnjoy with tortilla chips, tacos, grilled meats, or as a topping for anything!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u2714 Use <strong>very ripe tomatoes<\/strong> for the best flavor.<br \/>\n\u2714 Add <strong>more lime<\/strong> or cilantro if you like it tangier or herbier.<br \/>\n\u2714 Keep refrigerated and eat within <strong>2\u20133 days<\/strong> for freshness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pico de Gallo (Fresh Mexican Salsa) Ingredients 4\u20135 ripe tomatoes, diced 1 small white onion, finely chopped 1\u20132 jalape\u00f1o peppers,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2971,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions\/2971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}