Fresh and Easy Chunky Mango Salsa

Serve this Mexican fruit salsa recipe with your preferred kind of fish or seafood. This salsa made with fresh mangoes also makes a great dip or sandwich addition. I absolutely adore mangos – they’re so sweet and sticky and just delicious! This summer salsa recipe is a wonderful dish to make with mangos and other tasty ingredients.

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You can imagine how fresh, sweet and tangy this Mexican fruit salsa is. Bursting with sweet, ripe mango, savoury veggies, and all the best seasonings, this pairs perfectly with grilled fish or chicken.

Why You’ll Love This

• Delicious: If you like mango, you are going to be bowled over by this salsa which showcases the delicious and distinctive flavour of mango.
• Quick and easy: No salsa you can get from the store is going to taste as rich and fresh as this one, and it’s so quick and easy to put together.
• Versatile: Enjoy fresh mango salsa with grilled seafood or poultry, serve it at your next buffet with crackers or chips for dipping, or enjoy it as part of a summertime salad.

Best Ingredients to Make Fresh Mango Salsa

You need a couple of fresh mangos, bell pepper, red onion, chilli pepper, cilantro, fresh lime juice, and honey. It is quick and easy to pull together this flavourful salsa made with fresh mangoes. You will want to make lots because it is always a hit.

How to Make a Chunky Mango Salsa Recipe

It’s straightforward to prepare this recipe with mangos and peppers. Once you have all the ingredients ready, you can dice the ripe mango, onion and bell pepper. Slice the red chilli into thin rings.

Combine the fresh lime juice, honey and cilantro with some salt and black pepper if needed. Now you can serve it but I prefer to let it sit for a while so the flavours meld nicely.

Whether you call it a dip, a dressing or even mango chutney, this salsa made with fresh mangoes is so good. The sweet flavours of the mango and honey contrast so well with the savoury bell pepper and onion flavours. Then you have the chilli pepper in there for a spicy kick. Cilantro and lime give authenticity to this Mexican fruit salsa.

Tweaks and Variations

You can change the main flavour of the salsa by using another kind of fruit altogether. Fresh ripe mango salsa is great but then so is fresh pineapple salsa or fresh peach salsa. Let your imagination inspire you to try a brand new flavour experience.

You can also adjust the spice level if you wish or sub basil for the fresh cilantro. Also, red onions work well but you could try green onions instead if you want, or even white onions or sweet onions such as Vidalia, for a slightly different result. Or add a drizzle of your favourite extra-virgin olive oil.

How to Serve a Summer Salsa Recipe

Chunky mango salsa is versatile and you’ll find all kinds of recipes to have it with. Try it on fish tacos or served along shrimp. It goes with grilled chicken or pork. Try it as a salad topping, adding a sprig of fresh cilantro on top as a garnish, or enjoy it with crackers or chips.

Salsa made with fresh mangoes just seems to pair beautifully with everything! It’s so good you will even want to eat it straight from the container.

What Else Can You Add?

This mango chutney salsa can be tweaked however you wish. Try adding some chopped avocado or corn kernels. Black beans would be good too.

Green apple or chopped peanuts, pistachios or cashews would add an interesting flavour and texture. Those aren’t traditional fresh mango salsa recipe ingredients but hey, it’s your recipe!

You can use any kind of chilli pepper in a fresh mango salsa recipe. Perhaps you’d prefer jalapenos or serranos. Feel free to switch the green bell pepper for another colour. I love the savoury flavour of green bell pepper in this otherwise sweet and rip mango recipe, but you might like to use red or yellow instead. Or some of each perhaps.

Chunky Mango Salsa Tips and Tricks

• Use ripe mangoes for this Mexican fruit salsa. Ripe ones will be perfectly juicy and sweet. Unripe ones will be bland and stringy.
• Puree leftover salsa to make a tasty sauce for grilled fish or chicken.
• If you aren’t sure how much chilli to add, add half a chilli pepper at a time. It’s easy enough to add more.
• It tastes best the day it’s made. But you can refrigerate leftover salsa made with fresh mangoes for up to 3 days. I’d be surprised if you have leftovers though!
• Although this will freeze, the texture when thawed will be mushy. If you are set on freezing it, puree it first then serve it as a sauce.
• If you are in a rush and don’t have much time to make this summer salsa recipe, you might not want to dice everything. You can roughly chop the ingredients in a food processor at a pinch.

This chunky mango salsa would pair beautifully with any Mexican dish made with fresh ingredients. It is good with light meats like chicken, turkey or pork. It’s also nice on salad.

Making a sandwich with deli meat? Then try adding some salso to that. Or fill warm corn tortillas with shrimp, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. Then add this mango chutney on top – yum!

Don’t you just love all the colours in this? From the orange mango to the red bell pepper and fresh-looking green elements, it’s a harmony in colours as well as flavours. Make mango salsa and you will eat with your eyes first and then your palate.

This Mexican fruit salsa is only one recipe you can make with mangoes. You might like to make mango pico de gallo.

Pico de gallo is made with larger chunks than salsa and it contains less liquid. You can add mango to pretty much any pico de gallo recipe for a sweet taste.

Fresh Mango Salsa FAQs

Easy Chunky Mango Salsa Recipe

Let me know if you try to make this chunky mango salsa recipe made with fresh mangoes. It is a great summer salsa recipe to BBQ’s and even a picnic.

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