Mango Salsa Salad | Day 24 of 31 Days of Salad

The first time I had mango salsa was on my wedding day. My brother-in-law Danny made a big bowl of mango salsa to serve at our reception. There's a little wedding video (gosh where is that by the way?) and about 5 minutes of it is Christian eating mango salsa. I think the whole video is like 7 minutes long.

Another fact - In Brazil it is very untraditional to eat avocado in savory dishes and even more untraditional to eat mangoes in savory dishes. We've made mango salsa a couple of times here in Bahia and my little sister won't even come near it. More for us!

And yet another fact-  I call mango salsa mango salsa salad because to me salsa calls for tortillas which is something I don't normally have whereas salad can be an anytime deal.

I love eating mango salad with fish, and fish is something we have plenty of here. And I love eating mango salsa with fajitas, something we don't get much of.

But when we do it looks like this.
And it tastes so good.

And then the next day when the tortillas are gone, because they go quickly, salsa becomes salad again. I eat it plain, or with white rice and some fried fish. Seriously, one of my favorite salads ever.


Mango Salsa Salad
(printable version)


3 medium sized ripe, but firm, mangoes, peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup lime juice
1/2 of a red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste


In a small salad bowl combine all of the ingredients and gently toss.

Day 1- Green Papaya Salad
Day 2- Avocado and Mango Salad
Day 3- Eggplant Vinaigrette
Day 4- White and Green Salad: Escarole, Pear, Avocado
Day 5- Salpicao
Day 6- Grated Raw Beet Salad
Day 7- Poppyseed Salad Dressing
Day 8- Orange, Honey, & Coconut Dessert Salad
Day 9- Quail Egg Salad
Day 10-Radish Salad
Day 11-Apple, Parmesan, and Pesto Salad
Day 12-BLT Quinoa Salad
Day 13-Poke Salad
Day 14-Spinach Salad
Day 15-Simple Tropical Fruit Salad

Day 16-Chinese Chicken Salad
Day 17-Brazilian Fruit Salad
Day 18-Cold Cabbage Salad
Day 19-Four Bean Salad
Day 20-Italian Potato Salad
Day 21-Tri-Tip Salad
Day 22-Side-Dish as a salad
Day 23-Candied Pecan Salad