back to traditional Mexican children's recipes

Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo means "Rooster's beak" in Spanish, and is widely served in Mexico as a condiment (like salsa). Pico de Gallo is similar to salsa, but there is less sauce and more "chunk" in Pico de Gallo.

Since Pico de Gallo is not as liquid as salsa, it is also commonly used as a main ingredient in traditional Mexican dishes like tacos and fajitas.

Here is an easy version you can try with your kids, feel free to leave out the spicy ingredients if it makes it more palatable for your children!

Ingredients

• 1 large or 2 small white onions, diced
• 2 large tomatoes, diced
• OPTIONAL - 1 bunch cilantro, chopped
• OPTIONAL - 2 jalapenos, seeded & diced
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• juice of 1 orange (or 2 tablespoons orange juice)
• juice of 2 limes (or 1 tablespoon bottled lime juice)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt

Preparation

1. chop, dice, and juice your ingredients
2. Mix everything together in a glass bowl
3. Chill overnight in the refrigerator

learn more about Pico de Gallo

Thank you for visiting the Circletime Kids free World Library of children's multicultural and multilingual early learning resources!

Sign up as a member to receive our free newsletter, receive exclusive offers, and stay up to date on new content as the library expands (we do not share or sell your information)

Please let us know if these traditional Mexican children's recipes have helped your multicultural curriculum!