Mango Salsa Recipe

What's On Hand Mango Salsa

This week, we received a box of fresh, ripe mangoes as part of a Fruit of the Month club that someone generously gave us over the holidays. I cut open one of the mangoes to sample with my youngest daughter, and it was like eating sweet candy. I knew we had to use these up soon because they were so ripe, so I immediately thought of Mango Salsa.

Mango salsa is a versatile dish that can be made with what you may have on hand in the refrigerator, my favorite recipe.  I have most of the ingredients needed for this recipe, except I had to borrow a fresh lime from my neighbor.

I even had a jicama, a legume that looks like a turnip but is sweet, crispy, and popular in Mexican cuisine that I cut into small chunks and toss in. Jicama tastes like a cross between an apple or pear and water chestnuts.  It is an edible root found in most supermarkets today that you may want to play around with.

Versatility

We served this batch of mango salsa with roasted fresh salmon, and tonight, I'm thinking of grilling or pan-frying some chicken breasts to serve with what's left. Of course, it would be great with tortilla chips, a stir-fry, or how about a mango smoothie.

One tip is to not overwhelm the salsa with mango. I have been served mango salsa in restaurants where all you taste is the mango. The batch I made last night was balanced nicely with plenty of mango but also with the other ingredients, so there were layers of flavors. I was very pleased with the overall flavor.

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Mango Salsa Recipe

How to make mango salsa.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Course: Sauces

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: salsa

Servings: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2 fresh & ripe mangos peeled & pit removed and diced
• 1 red bell pepper seeded and diced
• ½ red onion finely diced
• ½ jicama peeled and diced
• ½ bunch of fresh cilantro finely chopped
• juice from a whole lime
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Optional Ingredients
• Jalapeno chile
• garlic
• cucumber
• avocado
• apples
• black beans
• corn
• fresh pineapple

Instructions

• After you cut up all the ingredients, combine them in a bowl and squeeze the lime juice on top. Season with a little salt and pepper, stir, then taste. You can adjust the seasoning by adding a little of this or a little of that to make it more or less hot.
• If you use fresh ingredients, it's going to taste great right away but if you let it sit an hour or more and let the flavors meld together, it's going to taste even better. I'm betting it is going to be incredible tonight with chicken.
• I served this mango salsa with salmon and fresh local corn and a glass of 2008 Cloudline Pinot Gris from Oregon. Simple, easy and absolutely delicious.

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