Tomato and Mango Salad with Chiles and Tomato Essence

By courtneyepowell

Ingredients

• 1 cold small ripe mango, preferably Champagne (about 1 pound)
• 1 chilled Kirby or Persian cucumber (about 5 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch-thick half-moons
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered if large, or sliced larger tomatoes
• 1 red Thai or serrano chile, very thinly sliced on the bias
• 1 cup Thai or Italian basil leaves and buds, half roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• Coarse salt
• 1 1/3 cups cold Tomato Essence (see recipe on Key Ingredient)

Preparation

Step 1

Peel mango and cut flesh from pit; discard pit. Cut flesh lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Toss with cucumber, tomatoes, chile, chopped basil, and oil. Season with salt and divide salad among 4 bowls. Divide tomato essence among bowls, garnish with remaining basil, and drizzle with more oil.