Showing posts with label Mango Relish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mango Relish. Show all posts

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Inspiration from India by way of Texas and NJ

Tonight's dinner was inspired by a generous gift from a colleague of my husband's. Mangoes. A delicacy in India, grown in Texas, purchased in New Jersey and kindly shared with us in New York. Super fresh and ripe, succulent and juicy, but not local. Uh-oh.

I wanted to use the mangoes in a recipe and landed on a trusted favorite. Grilled swordfish and Mango Relish. The mango relish is a simple recipe from Mark Bittman (one of my Food Idols - see post from 6/27/12). The swordfish can be subsisted with other fish steaks, or grilled chicken.

Here's the recipe for the mango relish/salsa.

Mango Relish
- 1 ripe mango cubed into 1/2" cubes
- 1/4 cup chopped red onion
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 dried hot pepper or Cheyenne pepper powder
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper

For the swordfish:
-2 swordfish steaks or fillets, 6-8 ounces each
- 1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions for the Mango Relish: mix all relish ingredients together in a non-reactive bowl, careful not to mush mango too much. Relish should be chunky. Can be prepared in advance and chilled.

For swordfish: Heat grill or grill pan. Rub olive oil on swordfish and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill on hot grill about 3 min on each side. Serve with relish on the side and slice of lime. Can use grill pan on stove top instead of grill.