This mango avocado salsa is tangy, refreshing, sweet, and bursting with flavor. Sweet mangoes and creamy avocados are seasoned with honey, lime juice, cilantro, and a touch of chili pepper. It’s perfect as a topping for tacos or as a side for grilled meats or fish.
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make this easy recipe:
- Mango – make sure to use ripe sweet mangos. You’ll find the best mangos in Asian supermarkets, such as the Mango Ataulfo or Alphonso variety which are so much better than the regular Tommy Atkins/Kent variety that you will find in a regular grocery store. Instead of mango, a ripe and soft pineapple would also work.
- Avocado – should be ripe and soft.
- Red onion – you can omit it if you don’t like it.
- Lime juice – preferably freshly squeezed.
- Honey – you can use maple syrup or agave syrup instead. You can omit it if you have very ripe good-quality mango varieties.
- Cilantro – a must for me but you could try using some dried coriander instead in a pinch.
- Chili pepper – optional, only if you like a touch of heat in your salsa. You can use chopped deseeded jalapeno or other chili pepper varieties. If you don’t have fresh chili peppers, use red pepper flakes. If you don’t want to use any chili pepper but would like to have that beautiful red pop of color, you can use chopped red bell pepper.
- Olive oil – or other good cold-pressed oil such as avocado oil.
How to make it step-by-step
How to cut a mango: Mango has one long and flat seed in the center of the fruit. With a sharp knife, cut away the sides of the fruit from the pit. You will have two large oval pieces of fruit. Cut off two smaller sides of the flesh around the pit. Take the big oval piece in one hand and score the flesh in a criss-cross pattern (don’t cut through the skin). Now you can scoop out the flesh with a spoon or invert the piece of mango and cut away the cubes from the peel.
How to cut avocado: Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, twist the two halves apart, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Chop the avocados into cubes. You can also score the flesh as described for the mango above and then scoop out the cubes with a spoon.
Finely chop the cilantro. Finely chop the onion and rinse under cold water (this will take away the harsh flavor of the onion).
In a medium bowl, combine cilantro, onion, honey, olive oil, and lime juice.
Add chopped mango and avocado.
Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
Enjoy!
(1 large mango, 1 1/2 avocado, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1/2 bunch cilantro, 2 tablespoons chopped red onion, optional, 1/2 small chili or chili flakes, to taste, salt and pepper, to taste)
Serving suggestions
This salsa pairs perfectly with fish, seafood, or chicken.
Storage
This salsa doesn’t store well and is best freshly prepared (the avocados will darken). If you have leftovers and really need to store it, place a piece of plastic foil directly over the salsa and store it in the fridge for up to 2-3 days.
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Mango Avocado Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 large mango
- 1 1/2 avocado
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped red onion optional
- 1/2 small chili or chili flakes to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Finely chop the cilantro. Finely chop the onion and rinse under cold water (this will take away the harsh flavor of the onion).
- In a medium bowl, combine cilantro, onion, honey, olive oil, and lime juice.
- Peel mango and avocado. Cut into cubes. Add to the bowl.
- Season with red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- How to cut a mango into cubes: Mango has one long and flat seed in the center of the fruit. With a sharp knife, cut away the sides of the fruit from the pit. You will have two large oval pieces of fruit. Cut off two smaller sides of the flesh around the pit. Take the big oval piece in one hand and score the flesh in a criss-cross pattern (don’t cut through the skin). Now you can scoop out the flesh with a spoon or invert the piece of mango and cut away the cubes from the peel.
- How to cut avocado: Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, twist the two halves apart, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Chop the avocados into cubes. You can also score the flesh as described for the mango above and then scoop out the cubes with a spoon.
- Calories = whole recipe. This is only an estimate!
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