I bought mango over the weekend – not the usual kind but Ataulfo – which I remember having a version of it in the middle east as a child. Weird I know. But I did – in the hills of Lebanon, somehow, someone had sliced and chilled a few and served it to us one very hot summer evening, seated on a terrace, chatting up with friends and family.

Anyway, this is the reason I bought the Ataulfo mango and I guess the internet realizing my nostalgia, offered up this recipe for me to consider for tonight’s dinner –  and instead of feta which I don’t have at home, I will be slicing up Cotija cheese.

Recipe

• 2 ripe mangos, cubed
• 1 avocado, cubed
• 6 oz of feta, cubed
• handful of mint, chopped
• handful of chives, chopped
• handful of basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup of pistachios, chopped
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp good olive oil
• flakey salt to taste
• fresh ground black pepper to taste {more}

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On another note – If you happen to be a fan of Paul Newman, here’s a film, I contemplated seeing for a few months now, and I have to say, it was a pretty good story filmed twenty years ago.