How To Cut A Mango
Learn how to cut a mango with this easy step-by-step guide! Mango is a delicious stone fruit that's perfect for eating right out of the skin, or dicing up and adding to salsas, salads and other recipes. Use my tips and tricks to pick a perfectly ripe mango, then cut it open with a knife, remove the seed, and dice it up!
Ingredients
- 1 ripe mango
Instructions
- Start by selecting a ripe mango at the grocery store. Give the mango a gentle squeeze, it should have a little give, but not indent when gently squeezed.
- Once you have a ripe mango at home, position it upright on a cutting board with the stem facing up.
- The middle of the mango holds the seed, so you want to slice on each side of the seed, about 1 inch in from the edge of the mango.
- Once you slice both sides off of the seed, you can set the middle seed aside. For the two slices of mango, you’ll want to use a sharp knife to slice the mango into a grid pattern, most of the way down through the mango flesh, but not through the skin.
- Pick up the sliced mango, then run a spoon between the mango flesh and the skin to remove the cubes of mango.
- Discard the skin of the mango. If you’d like, you can use a knife to try to remove any flesh left on the seed of the mango from the middle. But most of the middle is seed, so you will get very little flesh between the skin and the seed.
Notes
- To cut the mango into strips, instead of cubes, simply slice the mango vertically. Use a spoon or small paring knife to go under the mango slices and remove them from the skin.
- While the skin of a mango is edible, it has an unpleasant taste, so I do not recommend eating it. Once you’ve removed the mango flesh, simply discard the skin of the mango.
- Once mangos are ripe, they should be moved from room temperature to the fridge. This will slow down the ripening process and will keep the mangos good for up to 5 days. Peeled, sliced or diced mango, should also be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eaten within 3-5 days.
- To freeze peeled and diced mango, place the mango in a freezer-safe bag, remove as much air as possible, and freeze for up to 6 months.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 124kcal (6%)Carbohydrates 31g (10%)Protein 2g (4%)Fat 1g (2%)Sodium 2mgPotassium 348mg (10%)Fiber 3g (12%)Sugar 28g (31%)Vitamin A 2240mg (45%)Vitamin C 75mg (91%)Calcium 23mg (2%)Iron 0.3mg (2%)
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