# Sikil P'ak

Sikil P'ak is a pre-Hispanic, Yucatecan salsa made from roasted pumpkin seeds, chile, and tomato.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Green Pumpkin Seeds
- White Pumpkin Seeds
- 3 Tomatoes
- 2 Habanero Peppers
- 2 Garlic
- Cilantro
- 1 Orange
- 2 Limes
- Salt

## Instructions

1. Roast the green pumpkin seeds in a pan.
2. Pour the roasted green pumpkin seeds into a bowl.
3. Roast the white pumpkin seeds in the same pan.
4. Pour the roasted white pumpkin seeds into a bowl.
5. Roast the habanero peppers, tomatoes, and garlic in the pan.
6. Finely chop the cilantro.
7. Cut the orange and limes in half.
8. Juice the orange into a small bowl.
9. Juice the limes into another small bowl.
10. Peel the roasted garlic.
11. Grind the green pumpkin seeds in a molcajete.
12. Grind the white pumpkin seeds in the molcajete.
13. Add the roasted garlic, habanero peppers, and a pinch of salt to the molcajete and grind.
14. Add the roasted tomatoes to the molcajete and grind.
15. Add the ground pumpkin seeds back to the molcajete and mix.
16. Pour the lime juice into the molcajete and mix.
17. Add the chopped cilantro and mix.
18. Add the orange juice and mix.

## Equipment

- molcajete
- pan
- knife
- citrus juicer

## Tips

- You can do this in a blender but it's not going to be the same.
- The heat from the habanero is gentle and can be adjusted.
- Serve it with duras, chips, crudité, grilled meats, or tacos.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMXpZD8xqh7/?igsh=dTg1MW4wNjVkaXhw
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/68a72c1c-219e-4d2f-8801-5e28f4bd0446
- Extracted: 2025-07-30

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