What better way to enjoy summer than with quick, easy, and delicious mango recipes? These recipes will reinvent how you see this tropical fruit and inspire you to stock up on mangos for your fruit bowl.
Spicy Mango Grilled Cheese
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Wait Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
1 serving
Kitchenware:
-Pan (or panini press)
-Stove top
-Spatula
-Knife
Ingredients:
½ mango sliced
4 oz brie cheese
4 oz cheddar cheese
Red pepper flakes (to taste)
2 slices of tuscan bread
½ jalapeño diced
Butter
Directions:
1. Slice a half of a ripe mango into thin slices.
2. Dice and remove the seeds of half of a jalapeño.
3. Cut the white rind off the circle of brie and remove half of the inside.
4. Slice 4 oz of cheddar cheese into thin pieces.
5. Butter both sides of the bread.
6. Melt butter on medium high heat and cook one side of the bread for about four minutes, or until golden brown.
7. Flip the bread and on one slice, add brie, cheddar, jalapeño slices, and mango slices.
8. Sandwich together and cook until the bread is golden brown on both sides. Press down on the bread to get a crispy crust.
9. Sprinkle red pepper flakes to taste on the outside crust.
10. Slice the grilled cheese and enjoy!
Fresh Mango Salsa
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Wait Time: 1 hours
Total Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes
5 servings
Kitchenware:
- Cutting board
-Mixing Bowl
-Knife
Ingredients:
1 mango diced (about 1 cup)
2 cucumbers diced (about 2 cups)
1 tbsp chili lime seasoning
1 jalapeño, deseeded and diced
1 red pepper, diced
Juice of ½ lime
About a ¼ cup of chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Cube mango, cucumber, red pepper, and jalapeño into a large bowl.
2. Toss diced cucumber in chili lime seasoning. I like Trader Joe’s Chili Lime seasoning, but Tajín also works.)
3. Add in other ingredients and toss with lime juice, salt and pepper.
4. Let the salsa sit in the fridge for about two hours, then enjoy!
Mango Crisp á la Mode
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Wait Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 2
Kitchenware:
-Microwave
-Oven
-Two Ramekins
Ingredients:
1 sliced mango
¼ cup quick oats
2 tbsp melted butter or coconut oil
1 tbsp of cinnamon
1 tbsp of pure maple syrup
1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Melt butter (or coconut oil) in the microwave and mix in cinnamon and syrup.
3. Mix oats in butter mixture until combined.
4. Butter two ramekins and fill with sliced mango. Top with a touch of cinnamon and pure maple syrup.
5. Add oat mixture to the top.
6. Bake on 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about six minutes and broil for about three minutes or until the crumble is golden and crispy.
7. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream