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Add some spice to your summer with a spicy Mexican mango salad

A delightful summer salad that combines both sweet and spice for a fun al fresco starter.

Time to prepare: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 10 minutes

Serves: 6 as a side

Ingredients

Chilli corn:

To serve:

Directions

  1. For chilli corn, combine oil, garlic and chilli. Brush evenly over corn cobs.
  2. Preheat a barbecue grill plate over medium-high heat. Add corn. Cook, turning occasionally, for about 10 minutes, or until charred. Remove to a plate. Cool 5 minutes then cut corn kernels from cobs.
  3. Combine corn, beans, tomatoes and capsicum in a large serving bowl.
  4. Cut the cheeks from the mangoes. Using a large spoon remove the mango fruit from the cheeks and cut into 2cm cubes. Combine in a bowl with coriander and chilli.
  5. Spoon over corn mixture. Spoon over the lime juice, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Season and top with coriander. Serve with corn chips.

Recipe courtesy of Calypso Mango. Republished with permission of Wyza.com.au.

Tags:
mango, salad, mexican, mexico, food