This fresh mango salsa recipe is sweet, spicy, and easy to make with 8 ingredients! Scoop it up with tortilla chips or top it onto tacos and more.
This mango salsa recipe is one of my favorite appetizers to make throughout the spring and summer. It’s refreshing, fun, and so darn simple, made with fresh ingredients like sweet, juicy mango, red bell pepper, crisp red onion, cilantro, and lime. Ready in 10 minutes, it’s a quick and easy dip to serve with tortilla chips at potlucks and parties. I also love it on tacos, burritos, and other Mexican dishes!
After you follow this mango salsa recipe once or twice, you’ll be able to leave the measuring cups in the drawer and just eyeball the ingredients. And after that, you can change it up in all sorts of ways. Mix in avocado, or add some black beans. You could even toss in pickled jalapeños! Because this is such an easy, flexible recipe, it lends itself well to variations, and it never disappoints. Get your margarita (or mango margarita) ready—let’s make mango salsa!
Mango Salsa Ingredients
You just need 8 ingredients to make this sweet and spicy salsa recipe:
- Mangos – Any ripe mango will work here, but Ataulfo or Champagne mangos (pictured above) are my first pick for this recipe. They usually pop up in grocery stores in the spring. I prefer them to red mangos because they have a softer, juicier texture and sweeter flavor.
- Red bell pepper – For color and crunch.
- Red onion and garlic – For sharp, savory flavor.
- Cilantro – It flecks the salsa with green and adds fresh flavor.
- Fresh lime juice and zest – For a bright, tangy kick.
- Jalapeño – For heat.
- And sea salt – To make all the flavors pop!
Find the complete recipe with measurements below.
Substitutions and Variations
This mango salsa recipe is super flexible! Feel free to change it up to suit your tastes or use what you have on hand. Here are a few of my favorite variations:
- Add avocado. Stir in 1/2-1 diced avocado to make a richer, creamier salsa.
- Pickle something. For an extra-bright and tangy salsa, replace the raw jalapeños with pickled jalapeños. Pickled red onions would be great here too!
- Bulk it up. Turn this mango salsa into a heartier dip by adding 1/2 cup cooked black beans.
- Skip the cilantro. Not a fan? Use chopped fresh parsley or mint leaves instead.
- Make it milder. Omit the jalapeño if you’re sensitive to spice, or remove its seeds and membranes before adding it to the salsa.
Let me know what variations you try!
How to Make Mango Salsa
The first step in this mango salsa recipe is prepping the mango. Here’s my favorite method for how to cut a mango:
- Slice the sides off the mango. Place the fruit on a cutting board with one of the long, skinny edges facing down. Make two cuts slightly to the left and right of the center of the mango to remove the flesh from the pit.
- Score the mango flesh. Place the mango halves skin-side down. Score the flesh in a grid pattern, stopping before you cut through the skin.
- Remove the fruit from the skin. Slice horizontally between the scored flesh and the skin. The fruit will come away from the flesh in small squares.
See step-by-step photos in my guide to how to cut a mango!
Next, chop the remaining ingredients—the red pepper, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño. Grate the garlic and zest and juice the lime.
Finally, mix everything together and season to taste. So easy!
Uses for Mango Salsa
This mango salsa recipe is a perfect appetizer. I love it on its own with tortilla chips, and it’s a great way to jazz up guacamole, too. Scoop some onto your next bowl of guac for a dressed up party dip!
But your options for serving it don’t end there. Here are a few more of my favorite ways to use it:
- On tacos. Spoon it over these vegan tacos, black bean tacos, or fish tacos, if you’re not vegetarian.
- Over a salad. Add a scoop to your next taco salad.
- On nachos. Try them on my favorite nachos recipe.
- In burrito bowls. Start with a base of cilantro lime rice and creamy pinto beans. Then, load up your bowl with fajita veggies, guacamole, and a scoop of mango salsa. Add a drizzle of chipotle sauce or cilantro lime dressing to take it all over the top!
How do you like to serve mango salsa? Let me know in the comments!
How to Store
This mango salsa recipe is best fresh, but if you have any leftovers, you can store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The mango will get softer and juicier as it sits.
More Homemade Salsa Recipes
If you love this mango salsa recipe, try one of these homemade salsas next:
Mango Salsa
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe mangos, peeled and diced
- ½ red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and diced
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Juice and zest of 1 lime
- 1 small garlic clove, grated
- ½ jalapeño pepper, stemmed and minced
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt, plus more to taste
Instructions
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So fresh and tasty! Love the combo of sweet, tangy, spicy, and salty. I served it with seared ahi, it was a great combination!
I’m so glad you loved it!
My family absolutely loved this salsa! This was much better than store-bought and had a wonderful flavor. 100% will make again! We ate the whole thing in one night, it was such a hit hahaha
Hi Emily, I’m so glad it was a hit!
I made this delicious mango salsa with veggie fajitas and mojitos! It was so juicy and fresh and it totally got demolished!!:)
I’m so glad everyone loved it!
So delicious and fresh! I used a shallot instead of a red onion because that’s what I had on hand and it was great. I also added an avocado because I had a ripe one and it made the salsa very creamy. My husband and I ate this salsa as a snack with tortilla chips and we couldn’t stop eating it. I will definitely make it again!
I’m so glad it was a hit!
Delicious mango salsa! So pretty!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Delicious and fresh! I used shallot instead of red onion because that’s what I had in the pantry and it was great. I also added avocado because it was a recommended addition and I had a ripe one! My husband and I ate this as a snack with tortilla chips and we couldn’t get enough of it. Will definitely make it again!
I’m so glad it was a hit! Love the avocado addition 🙂
So good…. I topped on salmon and cilantro -lime coconut rice! I’m pescatarian so occasionally I take a veggie recipes and add fish. Thanks for sharing!
oh yum, I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Really enjoyed this. I served it with your cilantro lime rice, black beans and veggies. Big hit with the family!
oh yum, I’m glad you enjoyed!
Addictive! I’ve never had mango salsa before but I will definitely be making this again.
Love this recipe! This was the best mango salsa I’ve had! It was the perfect side dish to pair with enchiladas
I’m so happy you loved it!
Delicious and refreshing! Really like the lime zest in this recipe! I used pickled red onions, roasted garlic and added black beans, so good!
I’m so glad you loved it!
We loved this sweet and spicy salsa for Cinco de Mayo! I love fresh fruit in salsas and this may be my new fav! Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Perfect meld of flavors! I tossed with grilled shrimp ( smoked paprika, cumin, garlic) to complete my meal! Amazing!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Serving this beautiful salsa with grilled salmon!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
What a fun, simple recipe that packs a punch with juicy mango, piping hot peppers, fresh squeezed lime juice, garlic, cilantro & more! We loved having it on Cinco de Mayo with a large taco salad made with Beyond meatless crumbles. Thanks for sharing your delicious recipes with us ~ my husband is smitten with this cooking club food! =)
I’m so glad you’ve both been loving the cooking club recipes!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. It looks really delicious. We can’t wait to try. Have a wonderful rest of your day.
Please, include in all your recipes nutritional information, esp fiber, sodium, sugar content plus amount recipe yields.
Hi B, we don’t calculate nutrition facts but there are online calculators like My Fitness Pal that do.
We made the mango salsa recipe and had it on baked trout. It was delicious!
Wow… It is easy to make and delicious in taste. Thanks for sharing.
fun salsa recipe, thank you, mangoes have such a unique flavor, the only fruit that I can think of as a nice salsa ingredient, great idea!
Woow. It looks really great. I want to try it now.