Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Tango with Mango: Fresh Salsa






















This Monday marked the first official day of summer, so I'm celebrating with summer's official food: salsa.

I love salsa like some people love their immediate families. My absolute favorite salsa is Newman's Own mango. Paul Newman knew what he was doing for sure. A few months ago, I wrote to the good people at Newman's Own and informed them that if I wasn't already married to Ben, I would probably propose to their salsa. A customer service representative emailed me back and said she hoped Ben wasn't the jealous type because she was sending me the coupons. Ben managed not to be too threatened.

And while salsa in the jar is good, fresh salsa is better. Here's my version. I went light on the tomato because I didn't want to overwhelm the other fruits, but experiment and see what tickles the old taste buds.

Fresh Mango Salsa
  • 1 medium mango, peeled and diced
  • 1 to 2 cups fresh pineapple, diced
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 4 T. scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 to 2 T. fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 to 3 T. rice vinegar
  • 1 T. honey
  • 1 c. black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
Mix it all together. Give it an hour in the fridge. Procure some chips. And that's it.

The food: Fresh mango salsa
The verdict: Makes Paul proud. Does not make Ben jealous.

6 comments:

Esther said...

Hey Abbie- Anything with veggies still raises an eye brow of mind, but I wanted to say that your haircut on your profile pict looks great!!
~Esther

Dianna said...

Oh my but that looks awesome! Definitely going to have to try this one ...especially since I have a Huge bag of chips in the pantry.

Thanks for sharing this recipe with us.

Dianna said...

I'm just stopping by this time to say L.O.V.E.D. the salsa recipe! Served it as an appetizer on Sunday for a birthday dinner I did for a friend and her family. Everyone raved about it!

Alisa said...

I love this. We made it last weekend to pair with some grilled fish and it was wonderful.If you won't mind I'd love to guide Foodista readers to this post.Just add the foodista widget to the end of this post and it's all set, Thanks!

GardenOfDaisies said...

This looks really yummy! I am going to a party this weekend and I am in charge of the appetizers. Think I'll give this a whirl!

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Fresh salsa always completed a very nice meal! This is really fantastic.