Baked Salmon with Mango Salsa

You guys, this Baked Salmon with Mango Salsa has become one of my absolute favorites to make for my family on a busy weeknight. There is something about a meal that comes together quickly but still feels like a real sit-down dinner, and this one delivers every single time.

Flaky oven-baked salmon topped with a bright, fresh mango salsa. As a mom who is always juggling everything at once, I need recipes that actually work — no complicated techniques, no ingredients I have to hunt down. Just good, real food that my whole family loves.

Why You’ll Love This Baked Salmon with Mango Salsa

• Ready in about 15 minutes — totally doable on a weeknight
• Big flavor with simple pantry ingredients
• The whole family eats it without complaint (huge win!)
• Leftovers reheat beautifully for lunch the next day

My go-to kitchen tool for this one: chef’s knife — I use mine constantly.

Also super helpful to have a good dutch oven on hand.

Ingredients

• Salmon fillets
• Mango
• Red onion
• Cilantro
• Lime
• Jalapeño
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper

How to Make It

Before I turn on the stove, I get everything prepped and ready. Chop your vegetables, measure out your spices, and have everything within reach. It makes the whole cooking process so much smoother, especially when little ones are around.

Then follow the full recipe card below for step-by-step instructions, exact amounts, and timing. I have tested this enough times to get it just right, and the recipe card has a print button if you like to keep a hard copy on the counter like I do.

A quick note: taste as you go, do not rush the process, and trust that it is all going to come together beautifully. Cooking at home is such a gift.

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Baked Salmon with Mango Salsa

Salmon baked until it just flakes, piled with a bright mango salsa full of lime, cilantro and a little jalapeno heat.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

For the salmon

• 4 salmon fillets about 6 oz each
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

For the mango salsa

• 2 ripe mangoes, diced
• 1/2 red onion, finely diced
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1/2 tsp salt

Method

 

1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a sheet pan with parchment.
2. Stir the mango, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice and salt together in a bowl. Set it aside so the flavors mingle.
3. Pat the salmon dry, set it skin side down on the pan, and rub with the olive oil, salt and pepper.
4. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until the thickest part flakes when you press it with a fork.
5. Spoon the mango salsa generously over each fillet and serve right away.

Notes

Make the salsa first so the flavors have time to come together while the salmon bakes. Leftover salsa is excellent on eggs the next morning.