Mango Coulis

A coulis is a thick sweet sauce made from fruits that have been cooked, blended and optionally strained. Making a coulis is quite simple as it is only three ingredients, fruit, sugar and lemon or lime juice; and can be used as a topping or a sauce for a variety of foods such as on yoghurt, ice cream, cakes and toast. I made a lime cheesecake and decided that a mango coulis would be the perfect tangy finish to this cheesecake's subtle citrus flavour. I had enough leftover to spoon over Greek yoghurt and the rest was happily added to a curry sauce. 

Mango Coulis

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400 to 600g mango - fresh or frozen

juice of 1 small lime or lemon

30g (1 1/2 tablespoons) caster sugar 

Cook all three ingredients on low to medium heat in a medium saucepan, for about 15 minutes or until soft. Remove from heat and allow to cool down for 5 minutes. Using an hand held (immersion) blender, blend until very smooth. You could also strain through a mesh sieve instead of blending however a hand blender saves time. 

Once smooth and blended, taste and adjust the sweetness if you wish and if  the sauce is too thick, add a teaspoon of water, at a time, until the desired consistency is reached. 

Allow to cool down then transfer to a jar or container with a tight seal. Keep in the refrigerator for a week. 

Hope everyone's week has been a good one. It's been heavily overcast with a few showers here and there although plenty of sunshine for the weekend! - JD