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  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

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| 1. Bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil; add onions and immediately remove saucepan from heat. Let onions blanche in hot water until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and rinse onions with cold water. | 2. Combine cilantro and lime juice in a sealable plastic bag, squeeze bag to remove as much air as possible from the bag before sealing, and massage the lime juice into the cilantro leaves through the bag until the leaves are all moistened. | 3. Turn the cilantro out onto a cutting board and chop; transfer to a bowl. Stir onion, tomatoes, jalapeno pepper, garlic, salt, and pepper with the cilantro mixture. | 4. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	1/2	cup	minced	32.0	7.472	0.88	0.08
cilantro leaf	1/2	cup		1.84	0.2936	0.1704	0.0416
lime	1		juiced	1.2604	0.4245	0.0212	0.0035
tomato	8		peeled chopped	496.5517	110.1049	25.906999999999996	4.3178
jalapeno pepper	2		seeded minced	3.2625	0.7312	0.1024	0.0416
jalapeno pepper	1		minced	3.2625	0.7312	0.1024	0.0416
garlic	5	cloves	minced	22.35	4.959	0.9540000000000001	0.075
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
black pepper	to taste		ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.