Something else new I picked up were these Neal Brothers Multigrain Tortilla Chips. I usually buy the Tostitos ones, you know, the one next to the pre-made salsa and all the other chips? Well because I'm on this kick of trying to eat as clean and/or naturally as I can manage/afford....I wondered through the organic section of chips and crackers etc instead..I spied these Neal Brothers chips and found that they were $3.29 per bag, of course I cringed at the price and headed out to find my tried and true Tostitos....Only to find that they were $3.99 per bag! Pffffft! So I ran right back to 'ol Neal and put him in my cart. And I'm glad I did! Not only can I pronounce every single ingredient on the back of the bag, but they are DELICIOUS! So....from now on..........I'm with Neal.
Ok, so let's get to the "recipe". Literally you just have to chop all of your veggies up and throw em in a bowl But I'll tell you how many veggies I chopped.
3 Roma Tomatoes
Half of a sweet onion
Half green pepper
2 jalapeno peppers
One whole package of cilantro (you can see the size of package I used in the photo above)
Once you get all that into a bowl, squeeze the juice from half a lime in, add half teaspoon of salt and pepper and mix it all together. Voila!
Also, I promise I'll eventually get better at taking "food photos". I gotta figure out a way to get more light into these.
So, after I whipped this up it smelled soooooo good but it needed to chill before serving so I popped it in my fridge and hit the treadmill for an hour. You bettah BELIEVE I was STARVING by the time I was finished, so I was a little too eager. When I dived in I immediately regretted it!! Yes, it was delicious! BUT! IT WAS SO SPICY! *Disclaimer* I am a giant wuss when it comes to spicy food. I looked like the cookie monster because I felt that the more tortilla chips I ate, the less my mouth would be on fire. Seems like a genius idea right? Nope. The salt made it worse! Hahaha But honestly, with a few chugs of water I was better. So I kept eating and it was just a vicious cycle.
Needless to say, when I make this again I will only use ONE Jalapeno pepper and see if that makes a difference. Until then, I blast Rhianna's "Girl on Fire" and eat my Pico de Gallo like a demented cookie monster. And I will enjoy every minute of it because I made this food myself. :)