Healthy Mango Salad
This Healthy Mango Salad recipe is perfect for hot summer days. It includes sweet mango, crunchy cucumber, creamy avocado, fragrant herbs, sweet bell peppers, and red onions. It can be made in less than 15 minutes and served as a main or side dish.
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Let's get into this sweet, juicy, refreshing mango and avocado salad! It is cooling and packed with flavor. Make this easy, vibrant salad with chopped mango, crunchy veggies, herbs, lime juice, salt and chili flakes! This salad pairs well with bbq chicken thighs and baked lemon pepper salmon.
If you like mangoes, you'll also love my chicken mango rice bowl, mango chicken wings, salmon tacos with mango salsa, mango upside-down cake and avocado chicken salad.
Why You Should Try This Recipe
- This healthy mango salad is flavorful and vibrant.
- The mango adds sweetness to every bite.
- It can be served with a variety of things.
- This tasty, healthy mango salad is quick, easy and inexpensive to make.
Healthy Mango Salad Ingredients
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
- Mango: For the best flavor, select a juicy, ripe mango. Chop it into cubes or slice it.
- Avocado: Pick a ripe avocado for this recipe. Peel and remove the seed from an avocado, then cube or slice.
- Red capsicum peppers: Use fresh, ripe and unbruised bell peppers. Chop them into cubes or slice them.
- Red onions: Use these onions as they are sweeter than other onions. Dice or slice them thinly.
- Lime: Use fresh lime juice for flavor.
- Cucumber: I use English cucumber for this recipe. Dice them into bite-sized pieces. You may also enjoy this Asian Cucumber Salad.
- Cilantro: Use fresh coriander and chop.
Tips and Substitutions
- Seasoning: Taste the salad and adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
- Mango: This recipe requires fresh, ripe mangoes. If the mango is unripe, it will be too hard, and if it is too ripe, it will be soft and mushy.
- Veggies: Use fresh veggies for the salad for the best flavor.
- Add-ins: This healthy mango salad is so versatile that you can add or omit any ingredients to suit your taste. For example, a popular addition is black beans. Add ½ a cup of cooked black beans to the salad and toss. You can also add feta to give the salad a tangy taste or add 1 cup of shrimp to make it protein-rich.
- Dressing: Alternatively, you can use a peanut dressing or mango dressing.
How to Make Healthy Mango Salad
- Chop the mangoes and avocado into cubes. Then dice red capsicum peppers, cucumbers, and red onions. Finally, roughly chop the coriander. Add all of the ingredients to a bowl.
2. Then, squeeze lime juice into the salad, add salt to taste, red chili flakes to taste and olive oil. Toss the healthy mango salad well.
3. Serve this healthy mango salad immediately with Cajun Honey Butter Salmon.
Recipe FAQs
Mango salad is an easy salad option. It can be made with different ingredients. Some popular combinations include mango, avocado, cucumbers, red capsicum peppers and black beans or mango and veggies.
If you are making something sweet, spices like clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg work well. For a savory recipe, add chili and herbs like cilantro, mint, and basil add flavor.
Cut mango into cubes or slice them into bite-sized pieces for a salad.
This salad is best eaten fresh.
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Healthy Mango Salad
Equipment
- Chefs knife
- Chopping boards
- Salad bowl
Ingredients
- 2 Mango chopped
- 2 Avocado chopped
- 2 Red capsicum peppers chopped
- 1 Red onions chopped
- 1 Cucumber chopped
- ½ cup Coriander chopped
- 1 Lime
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon of red chilli flakes
- A drizzle olive oil
Instructions
- Cut the mangoes and avocado into bite-sized pieces. Dice the red capsicum peppers, cucumbers, and red onions into small chunks. Roughly chop the coriander leaves and add them to a large salad bowl along with the other ingredients.
- Squeeze the juice of a fresh lime over the salad and season with salt and red chili flakes to your liking. Drizzle some olive oil over the salad and toss everything well to combine. Serve your colorful and refreshing salad immediately or chill it in the fridge until ready to enjoy.
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Notes
- Mango: To make a delicious and juicy mango salad, you need to choose a fresh and ripe mango. The mango should be firm but not hard, and have a sweet and fragrant smell. Avoid using a mango that is too soft or overripe, as it will make the salad soggy and mushy.
- Vegetables: Use fresh vegetables for the salad it will add crunch and flavor to the salad and make it more nutritious and colorful.
- Season: Taste the salad as you add the seasoning, and adjust it until you are happy with the flavor.
This salad was fairly easy to make with an electric chopper. It turned out really really good. Crunchy and vibrantly colored. I will definitely make it again.
Was t it hot with the peppers? I’m thinking of omitting them out.
Hi Linda, Bell peppers are naturally sweet, so there’s no need to worry about them being spicy.
This is now my favorite salad to make so much flavour and the perfect side dish thank you for this recipe ?
Hi Chrissie, glad you enjoyed it.
Delicious salad.
Thank you!
It sounds great for the upcoming Mexican food potluck at my church, but I would have to make it the night before. Is that possible or would it be soggy by the next day at Noon? Has anyone stored it in the frig overnight?
Hi Linda, You can refrigerate it overnight, but you may notice a little liquid at the bottom and slight oxidation from the avocado. For the freshest texture and flavor, it’s best enjoyed the same day.