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Received a really RIPE mango from one of the neighbors on Friday and we made a mango salsa for dinner this evening, which was excellent! Got the basic recipe off Simply Recipes, and made a couple small changes. We had grilled chicken with the salsa, white and wild rice, and a green salad.

Mango Salsa

1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced (about 1 1/2 cup mango)
1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped
1 Jalapeno chili (we put in two small red chilis we grew in our garden) (no seeds or ribs, unless you like it HOT!)
1 small cucumber, peeled and diced (about 1 cup)
3T fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
3T fresh lime juice
Salt and Pepper to taste
I added 1/2 green and 1/2 red diced bell peppers

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. If the salsa is too hot or too acidic, add some diced avocado.

Carol, that sounds good! I have a ripe mango in the fridge and I think I'll give that a try tomorrow.

I had sauteed tilapia with mango salsa for dinner one evening last week. My recipe is essentially the same, except I didn't use the cucumber, which I think would be a great addition. Unfortunately my jalepenos had no heat at all, so I was a little disappointed.

Georgia...was your recipe from the Daily Dish?

It was very good! The only trouble is that with just two of us, we didn't use it all, and the mango was so ripe, I suspect that it won't be any good this evening... The recipe did say it would be good with fish also, but I don't particularly like fish...

Classical Mango Salsa recipe. Love it. Just to mix it up sometime either substitute, nectarines, peaches or grilled pineapple. The basic recipe stays the same. I like to add a little granulated sugar to cut the acid

Grilled pineapple does sound wonderful!!

Gives a whole new flavor... good for all fish and chicken. I particularly like to put in on Grilled Shrimp and Twice cooked Tofu (as I do Mango Salsa)

Carol, try a grilled pineapple slice on a burger someday!!!
with some horseradish sauce or mayo...
Yummmmm!!!

Sorry, now THAT sounds odd.. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Sick.gif" alt="" />

No Annie, I just threw some things together. I rarely use recipes. I just wish I'd left the seeds in the jalapenos so it would have had some heat! What's the Daily Dish?

Ok Georgia...was not sure. The Daily Dish is email I get every day from ALLRECIPES.COM and there are five recipes and reviews in that email. There was a Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa recipe and that is why I asked you if that is where you got the recipe. They do have some great recipes. What I like about it is in addition to the reviews there is also the nutrition value and you can also re-size the recipe and that I like.

That sounds neat! I might just sign up for that.

I think it is great! Give it a try and I'm sure you'll like it.

i have the same problem with jalapenos, which r really hit or miss as far as heat goes. sometimes they r fire, and then the occasional dud. i hate the duds.

I get a lot of my recipes from allrecipes.com and then usually make my own modifications...
They have so many great recipes there...