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A quick, cooling salsa to enjoy on these warm summer days.
Mango Cucumber Salsa
This quick, easy 6-ingredient mango cucumber salsa is sweet, spicy, tangy, refreshing, and comes together in 10 minutes – perfect all summer long with chips, tacos, BBQs, and more!
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mango peeled, pitted, and diced (Ataulfo and Champagne mangos are great, though any work)
- 1 cup cucumber peeled (if desired) and diced (Use low-seed, thin-peel Perisan or English cucumbers)
- ¼ cup finely diced red onion (or milder shallots, very mild green onion)
- 1 small jalapeño , de-seeded and finely minced (optional for heat). Adjust with Poblano (milder), serrano (slightly hotter), habanero (very hot)
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped (or parsley)
- Juice of 1 lime
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- First, peel, pit, and dice the mango (FAQs for method), peel (if preferred) and dice the cucumber, finely dice the red onion, and de-seed and mince the jalapeno (if using – leave some seeds for extra spice), and mince the cilantro.Tip: Use a spoon to scrape leftover mango pulp from the seed for smoothies, yogurt bowls, parfaits, or as a snack.
- Add the ingredients to a large bowl and squeeze in the lime juice. Optionally zest the lime first, and add some for extra flavor.
- Taste the cucumber mango salsa and season with salt and black pepper.
- For the best flavor, let the mango salsa chill for at least two hours, allowing the flavors to meld. Enjoy!
Notes
- For quick chopping: Optionally use a food chopper.
- The chop size: Keep the mango and cucumber roughly even in size, and very finely chop strong/pungent ingredients like red onion and jalapeno for the best flavor balance.
- Adjust the cucumber texture: Leave the peel on and remove seeds for the crunchiest texture, leave the seeds for a softer texture, peel it and leave the seeds for the softest texture.
- Let it marinate: I recommend at least 30 minutes, but 2-3 hours is even better to allow the flavors to meld and develop.
- Adjust to taste: I.e., tangier, spicier, herbier, etc.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 153mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 766IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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