Apple-Mango Salsa

Friday, April 20th, 2007

Filed Under Chutneys and Dips and Pickles, Mango, Recipes

Homemade salsa has a recurring role in all my dinner party productions. It is easy to make, looks pretty and goes well with a variety of dishes from chips to lamb chops to grilled fish. I keep experimenting with ingredients, and since I was running out of ideas for the event A Fruit A Month, I thought of trying an Apple Salsa. The mangoes were added to the salsa mainly to add some color, since the apple pieces are not all that pretty to look at once it is skinned, but the apple-mango combination turned out really great in the taste department too!

All the ingredients are approximate measurements. Salsas are so versatile, you can experiment with the measures to get the taste that you like.

Ingredients

1 apple skinned and diced (Any variety would work, See Note.)
1/2 cup skinned and diced mango (use a ripe but firm variety).
1/4 cup diced red onions
1 medium sized tomato, seeds removed and diced.
1 jalapeno pepper sliced thin
2 tbsp chopped mint leaves
Salt and Pepper to season
For the dressing:
- 1 tbsp jalapeno jelly
- 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice

Method

To make the dressing, whisk together the jalapeno jelly and the lime juice till the jelly is broken up into tiny pieces.

Add all the remaining ingredients and toss well to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

I used the yellow color Golden Delicious apple for this, since the flesh of it stays white longer than other varieties.
Apple tend to darken after cutting. Rub the apple pieces with a piece of lime to avoid the discoloration. For this recipe, after the apple is diced, sprinkle a little lime juice and toss to coat to keep it from darkening.
Do not mix the dressing ahead of time, since the salsa will tend to get watery if kept for a while.
I used store brought jalapeno jelly, it adds a nice kick, but you can skip that if you don’t have it, just use lime juice for the dressing. With all these tasty ingredients, it won’t really be missed.

The salsa was sweet and tangy and spicy at the same time. The apple pieces added a nice crunch to it. This salsa will go great with grilled meat and seafood. Or just serve with plain nachos.

This is my entry for A Fruit A Month event hosted by Maheswari of Beyond the Usual. This month’s theme is Apple.

Technorati tags: Apple Salsa, Mango Salsa, Apple Mango Salsa, Salsa Recipes

Comments

17 Responses to “Apple-Mango Salsa”

Richa on April 20th, 2007 9:42 pm

wow! look at that, the bowl as well the contents look beautiful!!
I better go get a crate of apples from sam’s with all these recipes trickling in!
thanks
Asha on April 20th, 2007 9:58 pm

OMG!!! That’s a colorful and one delicious salsa Miss.Sigma Beta!!!!I am impressed!!
Reena on April 20th, 2007 10:33 pm

sigma kutty!!! salsa looks pretty, beautiful, elegant:):). hope i can post my afam recipe by midnight.
Sig on April 20th, 2007 10:50 pm

Richa, too many apple dishes around right? I never buy apples, picked some up just for AFAM!

Asha, thanks :)… I had to make something quick and pretty to meet the deadline… so salsa to the rescue… Have a great weekend!

Reena, thanks sweetie… Midnight?Did you make something already or do you have to come up with something new? TGIF
musical on April 21st, 2007 12:38 am

Hey Sig, lovely Salsa, sweetie!

I have made pineapple salsa and mango salsa before, but this one is totally new and by the looks of it, so very appetising. Lemme top some papads with this salsa

Enjoy your weekend.
Sig on April 21st, 2007 12:40 am

Muse, pineapple salsa sounds yummy! And with papads mmmmmm….. Enjoy your weekend dearie….
Coffee on April 21st, 2007 4:29 am

My mouth is watering as I read this !!!!! Lovely combo I must say!!!

Whats jalapeno jelly btw????
Sig on April 21st, 2007 8:17 am

Coffee, thanks girl…

Jalapeno Jelly is a preseve made of jalapeno peppers and some thickening agent like gelatin or cornsyrup along with some other ingredients for flavor. Something like a fruit jelly, except with jalapeno peppers. It can be used as a condiment or to make dressings etc. Check out a picture of the jalapeno jelly on Asha’s blog. http://aromahope.blogspot.com/2007/03/jalapeno-chutney.html
TRS on April 21st, 2007 3:45 pm

Now that reminds me of summer…look at those colors…glad its around the corner so I can enjoy such things outside! This would go so well with some fajitas…
lookin’ good, Sig!
trupti
Sig on April 21st, 2007 5:54 pm

Thanks Trupti, fajitas, nice idea!
Talk about Summer, we are not even in Spring yet, the weather has been teasing us here in Seattle!!! … I can’t wait for it to get warm.
Meeta on April 21st, 2007 6:00 pm

oh my that looks so colorful and wonderfully yumm! Sig, you have me captivated!
sunita on April 22nd, 2007 4:22 pm

The salsa looks so colourful and appetising…thanks…
Sharmi on April 23rd, 2007 1:01 pm

hey Sig, I liked this Salsa. so pretty and colorful. very tempting pic and feel like taking a dip.
bee on April 23rd, 2007 4:07 pm

blogger ate my comment. sig, next time try adding some tequila to salsa. btw, can you post a mojito recipe?
Sig on April 23rd, 2007 5:13 pm

bee, tequila in salsa, I’ve never thought about that!! will try next time for sure.

BTW, you read our mind, we were thinking of Mojito for the next cocktail recipe, Pomojito actually… coming up next weekend.
Sheela on April 23rd, 2007 6:42 pm

yumm, sig. the sweetness from mango, apple, pineapple and pears thrown in with spiciness from jalapeno, onions, cayenne pepper usually is a winning combo at my table… for that extra oomph, i try to grill the onions, jalapenos and the fruits. nice picture, very summer-y:)
Sukanya Ramkumar on April 27th, 2007 2:41 am

hi,
Ur mango salsa is looking colourful………..Nice idea… I realy want to try this out…