mango season

Bon Appetite! 

 BBQ Mango Tilapia for 2 (courtesy of Hungry Girl)

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup canned tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp. (1 oz.) mango nectar
• 2 tbsp. ketchup
• 2 tsp. brown sugar (loosely packed)
• 2 tsp. cider vinegar
• 1 tsp. molasses
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup diced mango
• Two 4.5-oz. fillets raw tilapia
• 1 tbsp. chopped cilantro

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, mango nectar, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, molasses, and garlic powder. Whisk thoroughly, and then stir in diced tomatoes and mango. This is your marinade.

Place fish and marinade in a container and toss to coat. Cover and let it marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Bring a skillet sprayed with nonstick spray to medium heat on the stove. Add fish and marinade. Once marinade begins to simmer, cover and cook until the fish is tender and cooked through, about 5 minutes.

Plate the tilapia and top with any excess marinade from the skillet. Garnish with cilantro. 

Quinoa, Mango & Black Bean Salad (courtesy of Eating Well)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1 small mango, diced
• 1 small red bell pepper, diced
• 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced

Directions: 

Toast quinoa in a small dry saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until it crackles and becomes aromatic, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a fine sieve and rinse thoroughly. Return the quinoa to the pot and add water. Bring to a simmer; reduce heat to maintain a simmer. Cover and cook until the quinoa is tender and the liquid has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, whisk orange juice, cilantro, vinegar, oil, ginger, salt and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add mango, bell pepper, beans and scallions; toss to coat.

When the quinoa is finished cooking, add to the mango mixture and toss to combine.