Bing's Mango Salsa
By: Bing
Published: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 - 7:45am

Ingredients




1.5 to 2 cups of sweet ripe mangoes (peeled and seed removed)
Zest from 1 lime
Juice from 1/2 to 1 lime
2 tablespoons of coriander leaves or mint leaves
2 tablespoons shallots/red onion (very thinly sliced)
1/2 teaspoon of salt (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoon of black pepper (or to taste)
1 teaspoon of sugar (or to taste)
2 teaspoons of chopped fresh chilli (seeds removed)

Preparation

1 Begin by cutting the mangoes into small 1.5cm by 1.5cm cubes. 2 Place the mangoes in a large mixing bowl. Grate the zest of 1 lime into the mangoes. 3 Squeeze juice from half a lime into the mangoes. Add more lime juice to taste if required later. 4 Chop a bunch of coriander leaves (or use mint leaves if you hate the taste of coriander) into fine bits. 5 Add the chopped coriander to the mango mixture. 6 Stir well to combine. In fact, Suvarna recommended to stir well after the addition of every ingredient. 7 Cut the shallots or red onion into very thin slices. 8 Add the sliced shallots or red onion to the mango mixture and stir well to combine. 9 Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt or to taste. 10 Add 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper or to taste. 11 Add 1 teaspoon of sugar or to taste. 12 Stir well to combine and do a taste test. Add lime juice, sugar, salt or pepper as necessary to get a nice savoury sweet tangy flavour. 13 Finally add the chopped chillis. Add according to your own heat tolerance. Some chillis are more spicy than others so add a little at a time till you acquire the desired spiciness. Stir well to combine. 14 Cover the bowl with cling wrap and place bowl in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour for the flavours to combine. 15 Keep the mango salsa chilled till ready to serve.

About

My friend, Suvarna made this dish for her party. I liked it so much that I asked for her recipe immediately. Better yet, I made her come to my house and cook lunch with me and make a tutorial with me.
This is so good on its own. Or with a meat dish, like steak or stew or even a curry. And is fresh and summery. I’m going to make this forever.
Please note that all ingredients are to taste and it is not necessary to be exact in measurements. For a step by step tutorial on how to make this, go to - http://www.storyofbing.com/2012/02/mango-salsa/