Mango Avocado Salad

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

With the creaminess of ripe avocados, this easy mango salad has interesting flavors and ingredients that all come together. If you haven’t tried putting fruit in salads (not fruit salads), then you have to start now, especially during the peak spring and summer seasons.

This salad is pleasantly spicy. A salad with a little bit of a kick is really good. There’s just something about that balance of cool ingredients and a buzz of heat that’s refreshing.

Because there is no lettuce, this recipe can be both a salad and a side dish. Call it what ever you want depending what else you’re serving in that meal.

Ingredients & Substitutions

This is what you need:

• Mangos: When you’re picking a ripe mango at the grocery, it should give a little when you press it. If it’s too soft, you won’t be able to cleanly cut it into cubes. If it’s too firm, that’s a sign it’s underripe. This salad will remind you of fresh mango salsa.
• Avocados: Make sure to use ripe avocados with darker skin that have a little bit of softness when you press them.
• Red peppers add crunch and freshness. You can substitute with a yellow or orange bell pepper. Avoid green peppers because they are more bitter.
• Red onions are my go-to in salads because they are have sharp accent that balances with the other ingredients.
• Fresno chili: These red chilies have a medium level of spiciness. You can use a jalapeno instead.
• Cilantro: Fresh herbs are a must, specifically cilantro. It is just the right match with the lime juice and avocados.
• Honey lime dressing: It has fresh lime juice, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. You can substitute maple syrup for the honey to make it vegan.

Serving

This mango salad eats like a lunch salad or a dinner side dish. Think about pairing it with anything grilled from salmon to shrimp to chicken, these barbecue tofu veggie skewers, crunchy baked corn tacos or these vegetable fajita bowls with cilantro lime rice. You can stretch leftovers by adding chopped romaine and take inspiration from my quinoa taco salad recipe.