Grilled Mangoes

This easy, 6-ingredient recipe for Grilled Mango has the perfect balance of sweet, smoky, tart, and sweet flavors. It's summer's new grilling star!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Servings:

Calories: 94kcal

Preheat grill to medium heat. (about 250ºF)
Cut mangoes in half, removing the pit from both halves.
Using a sharp knife, score the mangoes in a diagonal pattern in both directions. This will create diamond shapes. Be sure not to cut through the skin on the back side.
Press gently on the skin-side of each half, so the flesh of the mangoes are more exposed.
Brush mango flesh with olive oil.
Place mangoes flesh-side down on your heated grill.
Grill until mangoes are slightly charred. Remove from grill.
Sprinkle mangoes with lime juice, salt, and chili powder.
Optional: Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Optional Variations:

Extra Sweet - Add a little maple syrup, brown sugar or honey to your oil for extra sweetness and more pronounced caramelization.
Tajin - Rather than using salt and chili powder, swap in the Mexican condiment/spice blend known as Tajin. With an intoxicating mix of salt, chiles, and lime, it’ll be right at home on your grilled mangoes.
Add-Ins - Add grated coconut or coconut extract, vanilla extract, lemon, orange, or lime zest to the olive oil for some additional flavor.
Kebab-Style - For your next party, feel free to thread mango chunks onto soaked wooden skewers (or metal skewers) before grilling and seasoning. Take it from me — grilled mango on a stick is way easier to eat at a backyard shindig than mango still in its shell!

Savory Grilled Mango Ideas:

Serve with grilled chicken, pork, or fish, preferably as a grilled mango salsa with fresh bell peppers, avocado, tomatoes, and jicama.
Make a grilled mango salad by scattering it over a bed of peppery arugula and adding piquant red onions, salty feta, and crunchy marcona almonds before dressing it in a lime vinaigrette.
Blend it into a sauce with extra chile peppers to brush on chicken wings or to serve as a condiment with your favorite grilled means.

Grilled Mango Dessert Ideas:

Remove the chunks of grilled mango from their skin and use them to top vanilla ice cream or fruit-forward sorbets (e.g. lime, apricot, peach, or pineapple).
Mix into a grilled fruit salad using other grilled tropical fruits.
Serve over Thai coconut sticky rice, rice pudding, or tapioca.
Blend into a sweet sauce with lime, ginger, and agave for making cocktails or spooning over desserts.