Chef John's Salmon Mango Bango
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
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1 mango - peeled, seeded and diced
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2 tablespoons lime juice
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2 tablespoons red bell pepper and ancho chili pepper jam
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
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2 salmon fillets, skin removed
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sea salt to taste
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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.