Mango Tips: How To Tell If Ripe? And Easy Ways To Cut!

A perfectly cut open mango with cubes cut into the fruit.

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Mango Tips: How To Tell If Ripe? And Easy Ways To Cut!

Learn how to cut a mango into cubes or slices in easy ways. Lots of creative recipe ideas, and all kinds of tips to pick ripe mangos, or ripen them fast at home.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Fruit

Cuisine: Breakfast or Snack

Keyword: Cut a mango, mango recipes, mango tips

Servings:

Calories: 124kcal

Author: Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

Ingredients

1 mango

Instructions

Cutting Board and Knife

Rinse the mango in cool water before cutting it open. Use a clean knife and cutting board with a towel underneath to create a safe cutting surface.
For this knife method, cut a small slice off the stem end and place the cut end down so it sits stable on your board.
Place your knife about ¼" from the widest center line and cut down through the fruit. There will be one long flat seed in the center of the fruit. Next, carefully cut down feeling your way cutting between the large seed and the fruit. The seed is tough and will resist your knife, one side will have a thicker piece of fruit than the other.
Once you have cut both sides of the fruit away from the pit, slice down the in rows of vertical cuts but not through the outer skin. Use a large spoon to scoop out the slices.
Or for a dice, hold one-half and use a small paring knife cut a grid down into the fruit but not through the skin. Cut about a ½" grid for larger dice, or ¼" for smaller dice.

Use A Mango Splitter Tool

Advantages are you press down, and that is it...you discard (or compost) the seed in the center with one simple press.
Rinse the mango in cool water before cutting it open.
Cut a small slice off the stem end so it sits stable.
Place the splitter matching up the widest part of the fruit with the widest part of the splitter tool. Push down, cutting two pieces, and discard the tough inedible seed from the center.
Next, hold one-half and use a small paring or butter knife cut a grid down into the fruit but not through the skin. Cut about a ½" grid for larger dice, or ¼" for smaller dice.
Turn the half inside out and scoop the diced mango pieces into a bowl with your fingers or a large spoon. Or scoop the diced pieces out of the skin using a large spoon into a bowl.

Notes

Mango Recipes

-Add slices to fruit salads, you can diced cubes on top.
-Use in mango pineapple salsas and top tacos or tostadas, they have the perfect soft texture.
-Blend frozen cut chunks into smoothies for tropical sweetness.
-Freeze into fruit sorbets for a healthy clean frozen treat.
-Mix a mango chutney with ginger, garlic, sugar, and other seasonings.
-Make into a dipping sauce for grilled or coconut shrimp.
-Add slices into spring rolls for fresh bright color and taste.
-Blend up mango margaritas or other frozen cocktails.
-Make mango ceviche with shrimp and lime juice.
-Blend up some into a tropical salad dressing vinaigrette.
-Try sprinkling a squeeze of lime, a little salt, or Tajin on ~ a unique spice blend made with lime, world-class chilies, and sea salt.
-In many Latin American countries, they are served peeled on a stick and sold by street vendors.
-Mangos have natural tenderizing properties, making them a perfect ingredient in marinades for grilling. Use in a marinade with honey and sriracha for grilled chicken.

Ripe Mango Tips

The ripening process for mangos is very simple. When you come home from the grocery store, keep unripe mangoes at room temperature. They will continue to ripen on the counter, becoming sweeter and softer over several days.

The fastest way to ripen firm green mangos is to place them in a brown paper bag at room temperature for a couple of days.

Once green mangoes are ripe, you can place the cut fruit in an airtight container or chill the whole fruit in the refrigerator for a couple of days. Or place in the freezer for up to six months.

Ripe mangos should be moved to the refrigerator, which will slow down the ripening process similar to an avocado. They may be stored for up to five days in the refrigerator.

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