# Pico de gallo **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 20, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645 "2016-02-20T22:41:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/1 "2016-02-20T22:41:15Z")
There were some tomatoes-on-the-vine that I thought should be used, and I found a beefsteak tomato in the fridge. So I roasted two jalapeños and chopped them up with another one I didn’t roast, chopped a tomato and cilantro, and put everything into the chopped tomatoes with some garlic and lime juice. Now I have nearly a quart of the ol’ salsa fresca… and nothing to do with it. We do have some tortilla chips. I can make breakfast burritos in the coming days. But other than that… ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/2 "2016-02-20T22:53:40Z")
Needs onions. Lots and lots of onions. And more garlic. You have chips. What more do you need? Except maybe a beer or three. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/3 "2016-02-20T23:12:04Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Needs onions. Lots and lots of onions. And more garlic. :smack: I thought I mentioned the onions. Yes, there is a goodly amount of chopped onion. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/4 "2016-02-20T23:29:14Z")
I am also confused as to why you need more than chips? I personally love pico de gallo with scrambled eggs and toast with beans. But I rarely have it last me till morning. Also good, get some beef and sear it. Slice it thin. Slice up a radish and maybe an avocado. Throw the whole thing into a tortilla with the salsa and you have taco night pretty well set. Serve with a side of beans so you have leftovers for the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/5 "2016-02-20T23:40:21Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > You have chips. What more do you need? Except maybe a beer or three. > [@NAF1138](#): > > I am also confused as to why you need more than chips? Chips and salsa are good, but not as a steady diet. 😉 > [@NAF1138](#): > > Also good, get some beef and sear it. Slice it thin. Slice up a radish and maybe an avocado. Throw the whole thing into a tortilla with the salsa and you have taco night pretty well set. Serve with a side of beans so you have leftovers for the morning. I do have some leftover [machaca](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=782698) in the freezer, and Mrs. L.A. likes tacos dorados. We’re a bit light on cheese (for the tacos and for refried beans), and we’re out of avocados. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/6 "2016-02-20T23:43:13Z")
Comments from Mrs. L.A.: ‘It smells very oniony.’ ‘It doesn’t need more cilantro. Look at it! You can’t put any more in! Remember you like cilantro more than I do.’ ‘The onions are very hot.’ ‘It tastes very fresh.’ She went to the living room and got on her computer. About five minutes later… ‘Actually, that salsa is pretty good. I think I’ll have some more.’ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/7 "2016-02-20T23:43:48Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Chips and salsa are good, but not as a steady diet. Who are you, and what have you done with **Johnny L.A.**? ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/8 "2016-02-21T00:03:49Z")
Why you have tomato in fridge? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/9 "2016-02-21T00:07:28Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Who are you, and what have you done with **Johnny L.A.**? > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Chips and salsa are good, but not as a steady diet. 😉 You’re doing it wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/10 "2016-02-21T02:20:52Z")
It was fried machaca tacos. And chips and salsa. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/11 "2016-02-21T12:29:04Z")
That machaca recipe looks like a winner too. I’ll have to give it a shot. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/12 "2016-02-21T12:43:53Z")
You don’t even have to get creative, just dump it on top of everything savory: cheeseburgers, eggs, nachos, tacos, buttered toast, garlic bread, spaghetti with tomato sauce, macaroni and cheese, My only advice is I prefer to add the cilantro to the pico as I use it. I’m not fond of weepy cilantro the next day. ---
**Author:** ![Lisaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lisaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisaren)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/13 "2016-02-21T15:02:02Z")
Pico is surprisingly good on hot dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/14 "2016-02-21T15:06:38Z")
We freely substitute pico de gallo and kimchi with each other. Anywhere you want some savory spice, use one or the other. Usually with meat, but with rice or tortilla or bread as well. Peanut butter is contraindicated. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/15 "2016-02-21T15:36:37Z")
Chicken enchilada casserole. You’ve done most of the work making the sauce. Roll cooked/shredded chicken and a bit of cheese in corn tortillas. Dip tortillas in chicken broth first if you have it. You’ll need about ten of these. Place in baking dish. Cover with the sauce you made. Don’t cover the ends if you want a little crispy/crunch. Spread more cheese on top, and sliced black olives. Bake at 350 until cheese bubbles and shows some brown. ~ 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream. Bob’s your uncle. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/16 "2016-02-21T16:03:57Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > I am also confused as to why you need more than chips? I personally love pico de gallo with scrambled eggs and toast with beans. But I rarely have it last me till morning. > > Also good, get some beef and sear it. Slice it thin. Slice up a **radish** and maybe an avocado. Throw the whole thing into a tortilla with the salsa and you have taco night pretty well set. Serve with a side of beans so you have leftovers for the morning. Radish?! You put _radish_ in your tacos? Dear Lord, why? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/17 "2016-02-21T16:05:51Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > Radish?! You put _radish_ in your tacos? Dear Lord, why? 😕 When I go to a taco truck, there are always radish slices on the plate. I eat them separately, myself; but why not put them in the tacos? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/18 "2016-02-21T16:14:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > When I go to a taco truck, there are always radish slices on the plate. I eat them separately, myself; but why not put them in the tacos? Huh. That sounds good. Never thought of adding radish to my Mex. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/19 "2016-02-21T16:41:46Z")
> [@Lisaren](#): > > Pico is surprisingly good on hot dogs. I second this, especially on a hot dog cooked wrapped in bacon, served on a griddled flour tortilla with a roasted serrano pepper, fried onions, and whatever other condiments you like. Basically, a riff on the Tijuana or Sonoran hot dog. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645/20 "2016-02-21T16:44:38Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > Radish?! You put _radish_ in your tacos? Dear Lord, why? 😕 Radishes are not unusual [in Mexican cooking](http://www.chowhound.com/post/deal-radishes-mexican-food-422959), including tacos. I usually eat them separately, though, and they’re usually on the side, like the lime, as I’ve seen it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pico-de-gallo/746645.md?page=2)