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Mango and Cucumber Chow

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Alex Lau

Green mangoes would be ideal for this recipe from Miss Ollie's in Oakland, CA, but slightly unripe mangoes are an imperfect but successful substitute.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    8 servings

Ingredients

1

large shallot, thinly sliced into rings

3

garlic cloves, finely grated

½–1

Scotch bonnet chile or habanero chile, thinly sliced crosswise, seeds removed if less heat is desired

¼

cup fresh lime juice

1

teaspoon kosher salt

2

ripe but firm mangoes, peeled, cut into ½-inch-thick spears

1

English hothouse cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeds removed, thinly sliced crosswise

½

cup chopped cilantro

Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss shallot, garlic, chile, lime juice, and salt in a medium bowl. Add mangoes and cucumber and toss again. Cover; let sit at room temperature until shallot and cucumber are softened and juicy and flavors come together, 45–60 minutes.

    Step 2

    To serve, add cilantro to chow and toss well; season generously with pepper.

    Step 3

    Do Ahead: Chow (without cilantro) can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 60
Fat (g) 0
Saturated Fat (g) 0
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Carbohydrates (g) 16
Dietary Fiber (g) 2
Total Sugars (g) 12
Protein (g) 1
Sodium (mg) 140
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  • Great side w grilled fish!! Managed to find the perfect firm but sweet mangos so it turned out perfectly! Subbed a jalapeño since it was the only hot pepper I could find easily for some reason. Everyone agreed this was the best mango salsa type side yet!!

    • Elle Camille

    • LA

    • 7/29/2021

  • Funny Story: I made this exact recipe and used three habaneros thinking one wasn’t enough. That was a mistake. So I put it in a food processor, added a can of fire roasted tomatoes and turned it into a quite good salsa!

    • Buzz Aldrin

    • The Moon

    • 4/19/2023