Mango Pico de Gallo
Mango pico de gallo is a delicious, vibrant, fresh, and zesty Mexican salsa rich in flavors and textures. It is very easy to make and uses fresh ingredients like mangos, red onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime juice.
About this flavorful salsa
Pico de Gallo is a Mexican salsa delicacy that means “roasters peak.” It gets the name because people originally used to eat it with fingers using the forefinger and the thumb.
Traditionally, pico de gallo is made only with tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and lime juice. However, this easy salsa can be also prepared with other tropical fruits and vegetables.
So, our recipe includes sweet mangos diced and mixed together with the traditional ingredients. The result is an amazing chunky salsa with lots of flavors and textures. From tangy to sour and sweet, to mildly spicy, I assure you, it won’t disappoint!
Let’s start with the ingredients needed to make this flavorful salsa.
Ingredients for pico de gallo with mango
- Mango: Because this salsa is all about mangos, you will need fresh, ripe, and premium quality mangos. Mangos are delicious and are known for their many benefits. They have a natural sweetness that sets the tone for this salsa. This tropical fruit is the king of all fruits and is undoubtedly delicious.
Related: The Health Benefits of Mango.
- Tomatoes: Juicy, red tomatoes are the next best thing in this recipe apart from the mangos. You can choose any type of plum tomatoes you prefer. However, make sure they are ripe, juicy, fresh, and not too soft. They should be firm to touch.
- Red onion: Red onions add a crunch to the salsa. You can choose white or yellow onions as well, but I love red onions because they have a mild flavor and are slightly sweet. In short, the flavor goes so well with the mangoes and tomatoes.
- Green chilies: Green chilies bring in heat and help in balancing the sweetness in the salsa. You can also use jalapeño peppers instead of green chilies. Whatever you can get easily!
- Cilantro: Cilantro is an herb that adds freshness to the salsa. Furthermore, it has a delicate and slightly complex flavor that goes well with the rest.
- Lime: Juice from fresh limes adds acidity to the salsa. This ingredient is crucial as it helps to cut through the sweetness. It plays an important role in balancing the flavors.
- Salt: A dash of salt is compulsory for every dish. You can use table salt, pink Himalayan salt, or sea salt. Whatever works best for you.
Mango Pico de Gallo Recipe
Now that you see how easy is to make this Mexican sauce, let’s see below how to serve it.
How To Serve
- Tacos: You can’t have tacos without salsa. You can top mango pico de Gallo on crispy potato tacos, or shrimp tacos. The sweet and tangy flavor goes so well with fish for sure, so try also this baked fish for tacos (from ‘Oh Snap Let’s Eat’ blog) and let me know what do you think.
- Rice: Serve it alongside Mexican white rice, chicken over rice, or any other rice dish. It brings in so much flavor and can brighten up a boring dish.
- Chicken burrito: Use it to fill chicken burrito and enjoy a variety of textures and flavors.
- Chips: Whether it’s nacho chips or corn tortilla chips, you can serve these with mango pico de gallo, it makes the perfect appetizer.
Make Ahead
You can make this salsa one day ahead. Just chop and dice all ingredients and leave them in separated containers stored in the fridge. Then the day you intend to eat it, just combine and season everything with salt and lime juice.
More Mexican salsas recipes
If you enjoyed this easy pico de gallo mango salsa, try also our authentic pico de gallo sauce and pineapple pico de gallo recipe. Then let us know which one you prefer!
Mango Pico de Gallo
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh mango (diced)
- 1 ½ cup tomatoes (diced)
- ½ cup red onion (diced)
- 2-3 green chillies (chopped)
- cilantro (a small bunch)
- 1 lime (juice)
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Place mango, tomatoes, onions, chilies and cilanto on a medium bowl.
- Drizzle with lime juice, add half of lime at first, taste, then add the other half if you want.
- Season with salt and mix well.
- Let the salsa sit for about 10 minutes before serving.
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I also made your pineapple pico de gallo and now this mango version. Neither of them disappointed me! The spicy, tarty and somehow sweet and sour flavour was beyond delicious!