Salsa, of a rhythmic Latin American dance. And of a sauce. A condiment with names, types, characters varied.
From Roja, of red to verde, of green.
With sweetcorn, onions, carrots, pineapples and mangoes – each starring as the main ingredient. Even with citrus too.
This salsa I present to you is of mangoes.
Sweet, sour, spicy, salty, perfect as a salad. As a topping. As a ‘hanging out in the kitchen and chatting with Mama snack’.
It doesn’t require a recipe, per say….but the mangoes which give it the name, should be plentiful.
My rough guide is 1 cup of mangoes to 1 cup of all the other ingredients.
I keep an eye on the balance of colours – I like some green, red and white to make the orangey goodness of my well-cut mango chunks stand out.
I keep my mouth on the flavours – sweet, spicy, tasty….with citrus freshness.
I keep my nose on the scents. The fragrances. The smells of freshness, of cilantro-goodness, of floral and ‘clean’ from the limes.
I begin with an assembly.
Mangoes. Limes. Chilies. Bell peppers. Cilantro. If available. If not I cry in my heart. I stop myself from cursing. Cucumbers.
My aim is always to have the ingredients in ‘dice’, small squares of a similar size.
It doesn’t matter the order in which they go in.
In this case, I begin with mangoes, cucumbers and finely grated lime zest, on my microplane.
The choice of using a chili with seeds is yours to make. I like some heat for balance, so I add some seeds. It is no big deal – you could always deseed the chilies.
I could have used any colour of bell peppers, but I had green. Yellow, red, orange and purple would also go well. Choice as ever? Is yours. To make.
I like to use both the green and white of spring onions.
I like to add lots of cilantro. But tonight, on this night….all the cilantro I have is ground into a paste. Mint, parsley, celery leaves could also feature.
And when I’m done, I stir to combine. I admire the colours. I squeeze some lime juice over the top. I taste. I adjust. Then I get ready to serve.
We have it with rice sometimes. And in wraps, others.
It makes a colourful addition to our table, and our plates.
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For me, a salsa like this is the highest and best use of a mango….perfect!
Thank you.
Love mangoes, love salsa. Need I say more? Really nice — thanks.
Thank you, John
This sounds so fresh and delicious. 🙂
A lovely salsa! Did some pineapple salsa last week and I have to try it with mango next time.
A cliche to say this but this truly made my mouth water. Lovely, lovely colours, flavours and textures together.
Your vibrant recipe captures the bold flavors of the best salsa, heat, spice, sweetness and the soothing creamy texture of mango! A wonderful recipe with lots of possibility!
Trying to imagine how spring onions taste raw
I’ll find out when I try this, I definitely will
Pretty simple recipe!
🙂