This moring we conducted the test for our freeze dried pico de gallo. The test has been completed and the pico gets an A+. In this post, I talked about making it. In this post, I talked about storing it.
The ingredients for fresh pico de gallo were chopped and placed in the Harvest Right freeze dryer. Everything was the same as fresh except I did not add salt. It’s simply chopped onions, cilantro, tomatoes and jalapeno peppers, in whatever proportions of each that you like.
Pico de Gallo
We did a taste test this morning. I opened a jar of free dried pico de gallo. I put this up in half pint jars because that’s about the perfect amount for one meal.
Freeze Dried Pico de Gallo
A little water was added.
Reconstituted Pico de Gallo
It tasted great! I added a little salt to the jar and gave it a stir.
Any time I make fresh pico, the first day, the tomatoes are very fresh tasting. If I save leftovers in the fridge, the tomatoes are still fine but they are softer. The tomatoes in the freeze dried reconstituted pico de gallo tasted more like second day fresh pico but definitely still delicious.
Breakfast
Omelettes topped with freeze dried and reconstituted pico along with a couple of slices of bacon.
The freeze dried pico de gallo was a success! I will be making this again. For this this batch, I used storebought tomatoes, which weren’t bad but they weren’t great. If ever I can grown tomatoes again, or can get fresh grown tomatoes, I will use those and that will make it even better.
I almost always use pico on omelettes, beans, even hamburgers so having freeze dried pico de gallo is a time saver. It’s also very portable.
Judy H says
YUM! It looks great! I’m glad it worked well! That’s so neat. I want one! First I need a bigger house….
April Reeves says
We did a taste test? I thought Vince didn’t like cilantro. I hate it too so I vividly remember him being on the No Cilantro team!
Judy Laquidara says
You have a good memory. He does NOT like cilantro but I talked him into trying it just so he could be a quality judge!
April Reeves says
That is love right there!
Sarah says
What ever happened to the ham Vince Cooked that was in the freezer for so long?
Judy Laquidara says
Still in the fridge. He ate some of it and survived but it’s going to go bad in the fridge waiting to be bagged and frozen
dezertsuz says
Delicious looking breakfast!
Nelle Coursey says
Looks good! Vince liked it even with the Cilantro??
DonnainKS says
Our family eats a lot of pico. My husband makes a fresh batch every 7-10 days. It usually is shared with one household or another.The grandchildren are especially glad to get it. His tomatoes are done this year. Now it will be made with Red Gold canned petite diced tomatoes. And it is so good! All like plenty cilantro.