chef john's salmon mango bango

ingredients

• servings: 2
• 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

recipe

preparation time: 10 mins cook time: 5 mins ready time: 30 mins


• stir mango, lime juice, pepper jam, and cilantro together in a bowl. cover the bowl and refrigerate for relish flavors to combine, about 30 minutes.
• season salmon fillets with sea salt.
• heat oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until oil begins to smoke. place salmon, flesh-side down, in the hot skillet and cook until edges are just starting to cook through, about 2 minutes. flip fillets, remove skillet from heat, and let fillets sit in the hot pan until cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes more. transfer to a plate and top with chilled mango relish.