Mango Jalapeño Salsa
Mango Jalapeño Salsa for your summer snacking needs & beyond!
This Mango Jalapeño Salsa is perfect for summer! And really, any time of year. But it’s light, refreshing, no-cook and super easy to throw together! I love that it is mostly seasoned with spices from the pantry (easy!) and has the perfect balance of sweetness and spice. Let’s make it!
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Ingredients for mango jalapeño salsa
- Fresh mango
- Fresh jalapeño
- Yellow/white onion
- Lime juice
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic powder
- Cumin
- Coriander
**For the best tasting salsa- make sure your mangos are ripe!
How to tell when mangos are ripe
It’s kind of like an avocado- press the skin gently and it should have some give. Not too much and not too little.
What does mango salsa go well with?
While this salsa is perfect with some of your favorite tortilla chips, it goes wonderfully with many other foods.
I made a fried chicken salad (recipe soon hopefully!) and topped with some of this and it was amazing!
It’s perfect with grilled salmon and spicy flavored meat.
Try it with carnitas tacos, burritos or bowls.
Or on a quesadilla!
How to make it
Let’s make mango avocado salsa. It’s so easy!
The best way to cut a mango
A mango ‘pit’ is in the center of the mango and it’s not like a typical put or seed that you find in other fruits. It’s more like a core where it’s super tough and you just need to cut around it.
Stand the mango up and find the tallest side. Slice each side off, leaving the center pit behind.
Run your knife, lengthwise, across the fruit to the peel but don’t cut all the way through the skin. Do the same thing again crosswise.
Push the skin upwards to invert the mango halve. Use your knife to slice the cubes of mango from the skin into a bowl.
Making mango salsa continued
Once you’ve cut your mango chop the onion, tomato and jalapeño. Combine with the spices and lime juice in glass storage container (affiliate link) or bowl. Mix well and enjoy!
It tastes great straight away but only gets better as the flavors have time to marry.
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Mango Jalapeño Salsa
This is one of my favorite salsas. It's light, refreshing and has the perfect balance of sweet + heat.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Appetizer, Condiment
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 large diced mango (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1 diced jalapeño (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 1/2 cup diced onion (yellow or white)
- 1/4 cup lime juice (2 limes)
- 1 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander
Instructions
- Combine mango, tomato, jalapeño and onion in bowl.
- Place limes in microwave for 30 seconds (this helps them release more juice). Juice the limes and add to the bowl with chopped veggies/fruit. You should end up with about 1/4 cup of juice.
- Add all of the spices, stir and enjoy!
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