Description
A refreshing and vibrant mango salad with a zesty sweet chili lime dressing, perfect for a light and healthy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Salad:
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 small cucumber, sliced into half-moons
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
- 1 red chili, thinly sliced (optional)
Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (or soy sauce for vegetarian)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Prepare Salad: In a large bowl, combine mangoes, red bell pepper, cucumber, red onion, cilantro, mint, peanuts, and red chili if using.
- Make Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together sweet chili sauce, lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, and salt. Adjust seasoning.
- Combine: Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine. Let sit for 5–10 minutes.
- Serve: Enjoy immediately, chilled or at room temperature.
Notes
- For a vegan version, substitute fish sauce with soy sauce or tamari.
- Add grilled shrimp or chicken for a complete meal.
- Adjust chili quantity based on heat preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Thai-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
