29 Best Mango Recipes for a Taste of Sunshine
The best mango recipes highlight all the fantastic qualities of the fruit, benefiting from a mango’s sweet, fragrant character and its creamy texture. (Except, of course, if they’re green mango recipes, which take advantage of the fruit’s satisfying crunch and bright tartness.) Below, you’ll find a few of our favorites, including mango drinks, mango salsa, mango salads, creamy mango desserts, and quick mango achar.
Photo by Ed Anderson1/29Happy As a Gram Tart
Not all mango recipes are as geometric and visually dazzling as this tart from Lauren Ko's Pieometry. But maybe this one is all you need, with its speculoos cookie crust, tangy cranberry curd filling, and tangram-inspired fruit topper.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich4/29Grilled Spiced Snapper With Mango and Red Onion Salad
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks6/29Easy Fruit Tart With Pecan Cookie Crust
The pro move here is the mango ribbon. We promise, the whole thing is much easier to pull off than it looks.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton10/29Gol-Keri (Quick Mango Achar)
This quick pickle was featured in Epi contributor Nandita Godbole’s guide to making easy achars. It’s a sweet and spicy preparation that goes well with seasoned or stuffed rotis and parathas as well as meat and fish dishes.
Photo by Christian Lalonde, Image Courtesy of Figure 1 Publishing12/29Mango Curry
This Keralan curry calls for green mangoes, which are spiced and simmered with shallots, green chiles, ginger, garlic, and coconut vinegar.
Photo by Beatriz Da Costa14/29Grilled Watermelon Salad With Lime Mango Dressing and Cornbread Croutons
Marcus Nilsson19/29Green Mango Salad
Serve this crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, mango salad with coconut rice.
