Monday, July 20, 2009

Recipe: Mango Salad with Mint-Mustard Vinaigrette

Sounds super weird...I promise, it's amazing! Qamara wants me to make this every day and she HATES mango...but this is ridiculous.

Mango Salad with Mint-Mustard Vinaigrette
1 mango, chopped
1 bag red/green butter lettuce mixture
1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts (roasted & salted)
1/4 cup cheese (any or a mixture of crumbled feta, goat cheese, or shaved parmesan)
1/4 cup chopped scallion

Dressing
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tbsp honey
Dash of kosher salt

To make the dressing, add the olive oil & mint in a blender. Puree lightly, then add rest of ingredients. Pulse lightly to mix. **NOTE - this makes double the dressing needed for this salad, so you can save some for another night or just to serve over lettuce as the dressing is incredibly flavorful.

Add all salad ingredients in bowl and toss well. Add 3 or so spoonfuls of dressing to salad and mix. Leaves should be lightly coated.

If you wanted to make this an entree salad, adding a skewer of grilled shrimp or a filet of fish would be perfect over top.

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