Chef John's Salmon Mango Bango Recipe

The mango relish adds such a freshness to this dish. I couldn't find the red bell pepper and ancho chili pepper jam, so I used red pepper jelly and then rehydrated an ancho chili and added some of it to the relish. It added a nice kick! The cooking time and method for the salmon was spot on. Just flip, remove from the heat and let it do it's thing. Delicious!

Wow - this was such a hit with my husband and long time friends who were up for the evening! I had practiced this method for cooking salmon a couple week’s earlier as I was worried about quickness of the cooking and didn’t want to flub in front of my guests! I used cran-peno jalapeño preserves as I knew it would be acceptable to my non- heat loving husband. One of my guests ( who I knew was not the most ardent salmon lover) raved about it! I didn’t have a large enough non- stick skillet for 5 fillets and I wanted them to be done at the same time so I seasoned my electric stainless steel skillet by heating over medium- high heat for two minutes and then adding just enough vegetable oil to coat the entire bottom. The cooking time was perfect and they didn’t stick. Thank you Chef John for helping us enjoy a beautiful Warm June evening on the deck and not fussing around in the kitchen!

Served over a nice crunchy slaw - such a great combo of flavors & textures! I’ve made this several times now, and always make extra for lunch the next day - I just flake the cold salmon into a refreshed slaw (I just throw the leftover slaw over more fresh cabbage/any other shredded veggies on hand), and add the mango salsa like a dressing. I’ll keep making this one again & again! Plus, this is a stink-free way to bring leftover salmon into a break-room - no microwaving required!

This turned out great. I had a larger piece of salmon so I cooked for 4-5 min before flipping the salmon and then another 4-5 in the skillet off the heat. I couldn’t find the suggested jam so I used Strawberry Balsamic Serrano Jam. This was so easy to make; I’ll make this again.

Loved this recipe. The mango salsa added a wonderful fresh and light flavor to the salmon. We bedded the salmon on an Asian slaw type salad in a bag. I’m not a huge mango fan, but this salsa was certainly good. We used the same recipe with some added diced avocado on some mahi mahi fish tacos and loved that as well. Another winner Chef John!

Great recipe! I’m very satisfied with how it turned out. Here is what I changed. I marinated the salmon in teriyaki sauce. I did not have the Chile jelly stuff for the salsa so I diced around a half jalapeño instead. I doubled the lime, cilantro, onion (red onion used) and red bell pepper. My husband loved it and so did I. It’s going on our rotation for sure!

Seriously, best home-cooked thing I’ve made in ages.

This dish was absolutely delicious. I added diced pineapples, red onions, red bell peppers and corn. I could not find the red pepper ancho jam, so I simply hydrated the Ancho chili seasoning I bought at the store. This was a hit on my family table.

The only pepper jelly I found at the store was Jamaican Habanero so I went with that. Also chopped and added 1 small red bell pepper for colour and extra flavour. It was delicious on the salmon. I will definitely make this again.

Delicious recipe, I couldn’t find the pepper jelly so I usefully strawberry habanero that I had in my fridge. Have made it twice and everybody loved it.

loved it!!!! I made a Ancho chili pepper jam, with Serrano chili's , Bell peppers, Apple cider vinegar, and sugar. it was delicious... My family loved it!!!! than you!

I did use rell pepper jam, pineapple jalapeño jam TBSP of each. The whole family love it.

This turned out fantastic!!! I was told it was like a 5 star restaurant . Thanks chef John.

Excellent taste. Refreshing new recipe to try. Loved the mango touch.

Great! WHERE IS THE SLAW RECIPE????

loved it!!!! I made a Ancho chili pepper jam, with Serrano chili's , Bell peppers, Apple cider vinegar, and sugar. it was delicious... My family loved it!!!! than you!

I made it exactly as recipe called for. I will make it again. Its' a keeper for me.

loved this recipe, very easy!

Absolutely the best we've ever had.. 2 thumbs up

I did not have the Jam so I left it out and we loved it. Will definitely make it again.