Mango, chilli & coriander salsa

OK, it's official - summer's here! I didn't want to curse the good weather we've been having by frolicking about, but I can't hold back any longer... expect some rain tomorrow ;-)

With summer comes the start of the barbecue season, although to be honest, I send my husband out to grill my steak regardless of weather... I keep telling myself (and him) that he's a man, you know? He can take it! I love my barbecues - but I am always looking for new ways to spice them up a bit... not coming from a culture where BBQs are very popular, it's not like I can give you my family's trusted recipes or fall back on something my gran scribbled onto greaseproof paper or a papyrus roll or anything. There's one, maybe two things we Austrians typically grill and one of them is sausages - which are then consumed, invariably, with ketchup and mustard. Mayo? Salsa? Guaca? Never even heard of it! You'll get garlic butter with your pork chops if you're lucky!

So I either have to consult cookbooks and foodblogs or get creative. This is an expression of the latter, I believe, made a while ago when the first rays of sun decided to grace us with their presence, just enough to take off our woolly hats and mittens. Perfect with pork and chicken alike, it's a refreshing salsa with a bit of a kick, both from the lime and chilli... you can add a diced avocado as well, if you feel like it, in any case,  consuming in pairs is advised as it'll be difficult to find a snogging-partner after that much onion - don't say I didn't warn you!

WTSIM REMINDER:
Andrew of SpittoonExtra ist hosting the June edition of "Waiter, there's something in my..." and the theme is TAPAS. I know this comes a bit late, but I've got a life, you know, and it hasn't been easy recently... Go on, get your thinking cap on or trawl your archives, I am sure you'll find something that qualifies! I shall be posting my own creation/s very soon!

Mango, chilli and coriander salsa

1 large mango (perfectly ripe)
1 medium red onion
1 red chilli (deseeded, if you must)
1 small bunch coriander leaves
lime juice (to taste)
salt, pepper

Peel the mango, cut the two "cheeks" carefully off the core, cut and reserve any remaining flesh and discard the bone.
Cut into half-centimetre dice, finely chop the onion, chilli and coriander and season with salt, pepper and lime juice to taste.
Leave to macerate in the fridge for at least half an hour, overnight if you can.

Comments

[James]

Gosh - haven't made this for ages. Nice with prawn or salmon ceviche too.

No chance of the WTSIM for me this month - 120 hours last week, just got over that and a last minute booking for tonight and tomorrow and another busy weekend. No rest for the wicked.....

[Katie]

This sounds wonderful. I adore mango and lime together and the chilli sounds great. So fresh and summery

[Chip]

I make one very similar. I add a bit of fresh jalapeno (veins & seeds removed). I also add cucumber (about 2 parts mango, 1 part cuke) cut similarly to mango. It helps stretch the mango and adds another texture to the party.

I agree this is great with a good ceviche, in which case, I add some tequila! : )

[myfrenchkitchen]

I love mango and this looks perfect to just go with anyhting!!
Ronelle

[Mona]

Looks Yummy!

[Andy]

I made a similar recipe but with pineapple the other day. Same sort of thing; pineapple, red onion, lime, chilli, sugar, ginger, coriander and mint. Went a dream with a piece of gammon!

Nice site btw - first time I've visited but I'll be back.

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It is true that winter is coming and the season of barbecues on the terrace is over but that's not reason to stop eating meat. Although it is necessary to know that we should not consume too much red meat because it is not healthy.

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Potential explanations include the social difficulty of adhering to a low-carbohydrate plan, which is counter to the typical western diet full of pasta and bread.

[Thomas]

I make this a lot, I also add some cucumber to it:)

[johanna]

hi thomas,

thanks for this suggestion, sounds wonderful! will try it as soon as the weather is warm enough to fire up the BBQ!

kind regards

johanna

[Agnes]

I made this for the first time yesterday and my fiance ate almost the whole bowl of the salsa by itself he loved it to so much. Very good.