Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Using a sharp knife, cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise. Remove the core. Scoop out the seeds. Slice the tomato into thin, 1 centimeter strips, and then into 1 centimeter cubes.

Cut the onion in half and remove the skin. Make long thin cuts, following the lines on the onion, but not all the way through the root. Cut across these cuts to Food cut into small blocks or squares. Make sure they are all roughly the same size!dice finely.

Smash the garlic and finely dice. Chop the cilantro finely.

Cut the jalapeno in half and remove the seeds and pith. Dice finely.

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Season to taste with additional lime juice and salt.