Ingredients for Mango Avocado Salsa

Wonderful, fresh fruits and vegetables are one of the many great things about living here in Mexico. We now eat so many more of them because they taste so good. After a lifetime of living in Calgary, where the produce was hard and tasteless, especially in the winter, I don’t think we really knew what “fresh” tasted like. Now it is such a pleasure to have great greens available just down the street at Chulim or from the passing vendors. When mango season starts you can hear the call of “Mango, Mango, Mango” from the loud speakers of the passing produce trucks as they come door to door. And since we have moved here, my love of avocados has increased. What better way to enjoy fresh mango than with avocado. This recipe takes full advantage of our best local produce. And you can spice it up or down to meet your taste.

 Lovely Red Onion

Since moving here I had to learn essential skills like how to slice an mango.…

and an avocado. Including the knife twisting trick to get the pit out.

My favourite new gadgets is a pairs of herb scissors that I use for chopping up cilantro.

No Mexican recipe would be complete without the ubiquitous squeeze of lime.

Finish it all off with a little sea salt and some habanero pepper to taste and you have a wonderful side dish for chicken or fish. It also makes a great appetizer with tortilla chips.

¡Buen Provecho!