Pico de Gallo and Guacamole

In Spanish, "Pico de Gallo" means the "beak of a rooster."

Pico de Gallo

Recipe by Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman)

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 whole plum (Roma) tomatoes
• 1/2  large onion
• 3 whole jalapeno peppers
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1 lime
• salt 

DIRECTIONS:

Chop jalapenos, tomatoes and onions into a very small dice. (Leave seeds in your jalapenos for a hotter pico).  Chop up the cilantro, and place all ingredients together in a bowl; stir together.  Squeeze the juice of half of one lime into the bowl. Add salt to taste and stir again.

Guacamole

also by The Pioneer Woman

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 ripe avocados
• 3/4 cup pico de gallo
• 1 lime
• salt

DIRECTIONS:
Halve the avocados lengthwise and remove the pits.  Use a spoon to scrape the fruit out.  Next, with the bottom of a clean cup (or with a fork) mash the avocados, making sure to leave it relatively chunky. Add just a couple of shakes of salt to taste. Next, add the pico de gallo.  Fold together, and squeeze the juice of half of a lime over the top.  Stir.

-Alyssa