Seared swordfish with mango salsa

Wow this salsa is delicious! I forgot to put the chilli in but it was so good I wouldn’t necessarily bother next time either. I used tuna steak as I couldn’t get swordfish and it went perfectly. Cooked the tuna for 2 mins both sides in a frying pan and then rested for a couple of minutes and drizzled olive oil over it as per Jamie Oliver video to stop it from drying out. It was perfectly cooked although will do for less next time to be pink in the middle. Couldn’t stop eating the salsa so will definitely be making again.

Thank you very much for this quick but impressive recipe! It was a very interesting idea and I particularly liked the mixture of flavours, as the mango was sweet and the fish was salty (at least as I had seasoned it, with pepper and salt). I did cook the fish for longer than the times given so I would advise one to determine when to turn the fish or take it off the pan by the looks of the meat and to consider their own preferences. Also, keep in mind that both according to myself and people I've spoken to, swordfish's taste is quite specific so it might not be a good idea for a big family dinner or other events.

This is a great dish, certain to impress with the delicious flavours but very easy to do. I used a pack of chopped mango, which I don't think actually worked out to be any more expensive than buying a fresh one and chopping it up.

checked with the team and the chili is right but should be half a mango not half a tsp.

Eeer... I think the ingrediants have swapped themselves around! Try 1 whole mango and half a teaspoon of chilli? (...I might've tried making this salsa yesterday with the specified amount of chilli...and suffered the consequences!)

1/2 tsp mango? Can't be right... More like half a mango...?

The Salsa with this is gorgeous. Served it with Jamie Oliver's Home-made Elvis Burgers (on his website) in a bowl, instead of spring onions I used half a red onion as I had some in already. Like evelyn-r I also bought a couple of packs of ready to eat slices, I agree it was so much easier. It was so nice, I also let it stand in the fridge for a couple of hours before serving, I found the flavours infused together and tasted even better. The colour are really pretty, it reminded me of summer, definitely a keeper.

I made the salsa as a starter with king prawns wrapped in parma ham and baked for 10 mins and it was gorgeous. I used a whole large mango, 1 chilli, juice of a whole lime, whole bunch of spring onions and small amount of chopped coriander and mint. I made it a few hours in advance and it was lovely.

I have yet to try out this recipe but am tempted to do it tomorrow. Noticed the comments from others about handling mangos. There are two ways you can do it: (1) hold the mango like it's standing up then use a shape knife and slice it down in the middle and along one side of the stone. Repeat the same with the other side. Slice the mango horizontally and diagonally just right to the skin but not cutting it thru and repeat it with the other half. Use a big spoon and scoop out the flesh by sliding it closely against the skin. It will all come out easily. NB if you want to serve mangos to guests as they are, you can use this method but don't scoop out the flesh. Instead, turn the mangos like inside out so all the cut mangos pieces are turned out like "hedgehogs". (2) Use a skin peeler or a sharp knife to peel the skin of one side then cut the mango on the short side, i.e the width, and use the knife to slice it against the stone to get the flesh out.

I did this exactly as per the recipe and thought it was great. I cheated with the mango and bought a couple of packs of the ready to eat slices from Tesco which I then just had to chop up. Saves all that peeling and stoning, which I agree isn't always easy.