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Avocado And Mango Salad

Avocado And Mango Salad

Cuisine:World

Course:Side Dish

15m prep 0s cook 15m ready

A refreshing salad of ripe mango and avocado slices served over a bed of arugula or watercress, dressed with a lime vinaigrette and topped with red onion and optional pepper flakes.

Ingredients

Servings:
  • 1
    • ¼ cup red or white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, or lemon juice
    • (1 teaspoon minced shallot)
    • (1 small garlic clove, minced, grated on a rasp grater, or mashed to a paste)
    • (½ to 1 teaspoon Dijon or whole-grain mustard, to taste)
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
    • ¾ cup olive oil
    Sub-recipe steps
    1. Combine in a medium bowl: ¼ cup red or white wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, or lemon juice; (1 teaspoon minced shallot); (1 small garlic clove, minced, grated on a rasp grater, or mashed to a paste); (½ to 1 teaspoon Dijon or whole-grain mustard, to taste); ½ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
    2. Whisk until blended. Add gradually, whisking constantly after each addition: ¾ cup olive oil
    3. If made in advance, cover and refrigerate. Shake well before using.
  • 1 mango, seeded and peeled
  • 2 avocados, pitted and peeled
  • 2 cups arugula or watercress, tough stems trimmed
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced, or 4 green onions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
  • (Aleppo, Marash, Urfa, or piment d’Espelette pepper flakes)
  • (Flaky sea salt)

Let's Prepare

Collect

Gather these ingredients - no prep needed yet.

  • 1 ½ recipe Vinaigrette, made with lime juice
  • 1 mango, seeded and peeled
  • 2 avocados, pitted and peeled
  • 2 cups arugula or watercress, tough stems trimmed
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced, or 4 green onions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
  • (Aleppo, Marash, Urfa, or piment d’Espelette pepper flakes)
  • (Flaky sea salt)

Let's Cook

  1. Step 1.

    Prepare: ½ recipe Vinaigrette, made with lime juice

  2. Step 2.

    Thinly slice lengthwise: 1 mango, seeded and peeled; 2 avocados, pitted and peeled

  3. Step 3.

    If the salad will sit for a time, gently coat the avocado slices with a bit of the vinaigrette to prevent browning. Toss with more dressing until lightly coated: 2 cups arugula or watercress, tough stems trimmed; ½ small red onion, thinly sliced, or 4 green onions, thinly sliced on a diagonal

  4. Step 4.

    Divide among plates. Alternate the slices of avocado and mango around the arugula. Spoon dressing over the slices to taste. If desired, sprinkle with: (Aleppo, Marash, Urfa, or piment d’Espelette pepper flakes); (Flaky sea salt)

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