Cucumber and Mango Salsa
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mango cut into cubes
- 1/2 cup finely chopped red onion, about 1 small red onion or half of a large
- 1/2-3/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro
- 1 large English cucumber
- 1/2 jalapeño; optional
- 1 heaping cup chopped tomato
- 1-2 teaspoons tajin spice, it’s a blend of chili peppers, lime and sea salt; add as much or as little as you like
- 1 lemon
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cut the cucumber by first cutting off the two ends and then cut it in half.
- Then, cut the cucumber in half and use a spoon to remove the seeds.
- Cut the cucumber into small cubes.
- In a large bowl combine the mango, red onion, cilantro, cucumber, jalapeno, tomato, tajin, and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.
- Drizzle in about 1 tablespoon or so of olive oil and squeeze in 1/2 of a lemon.
- Use a spoon to toss everything together.
- Adjust the spices, salt, olive oil, and lemon as needed. This will vary based on how you like your salsa.
- Serve with Chips!
Notes
*Tajin!! If you haven’t tried it, now is the time! In Los Angeles, this is served with fresh fruit at restaurants and also sold by street vendors. I like to use it as a rim on margaritas too! It has a mild chili spice flavor and a nice tartness from the lime. If you do not have this at your store, you can use a little bit of dried chili spice and maybe even add some lime and lime zest as a replacement.
*The good thing about salsa is that you can customize it the way you like it. If you don’t want it to be spicy then leave out the jalapeno. If you love spice, make sure to keep the jalapeno seeds in the mix.
*I LOVE cilantro. Either you love it or hate it! If you hate it then use some flat-leaf parsley. It will work just as well. Since I like it so much I add a lot, but you can always add less.
*Make sure to use fresh mango for this. You can potentially use frozen, but I haven’t tried that yet. If you want to give it a shot, just be sure to allow it to defrost slowly otherwise it will make the salsa watery.
*This can be made one day in advance.