Chef John's Salmon Mango Bango

The tropical flavor of mango combined with pepper jam and lime is a wonderful topping for salmon in Chef John's recipe for salmon mango bango.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 307 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• sea salt to taste
• 1 mango - peeled, seeded and diced
• 2 tablespoons red bell pepper and ancho chili pepper jam
• 2 salmon fillets, skin removed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season salmon fillets with sea salt.

Step 2

Stir together mango, lime juice, pepper jam, and cilantro in a large bowl until well combined. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for relish flavors to combine, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until oil begins to smoke. Place salmon, flesh-side down, in the hot skillet and cook until edges start to cook through, about 2 minutes. Flip fillets, remove the skillet from heat, and let salmon sit in the hot skillet until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes more. Transfer to a plate and top with chilled mango relish.