Chef John's Salmon Mango Bango

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

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.

Ingredients

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

Directions

1 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.
2 Season salmon fillets with sea salt.
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.