Spicy Mango Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 4 small or 2 large mangos, cut into bite-sized pieces
- ⅓ – ½ English cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced (can substitute red onion)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts/pecans/seeds/trail mix
Dressing:
- Juice and zest of one lime (about 2 TBSP juice + 1 tsp zest)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon pink Himalayan/sea salt
- ⅛ – ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Optional: Top with your favorite cooked protein
Instructions
- Begin by peeling the mangos. Slice off the flesh and chop into bite-sized pieces.
- Chop cucumber into easy-to-eat bite-sized pieces. Slice and chop up the shallot and cilantro.
- Prepare the dressing by adding all the dressing ingredients to a glass jar. Place on the lid and shake up well.
- Assemble your salad by adding spinach or your preferred mixed greens to a serving bowl. Add chopped cucumber, mango, shallot, cilantro, and ¼ cup of chopped nuts.
- Drizzle with the dressing, toss to coat, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Serves about 2. Per serving (based on using 2 large mangos, ½ cucumber & walnuts):
Calories: 502
Total Fat: 25g
Total Carbohydrate: 73g
Dietary Fiber: 9g
Protein: 7g
Ingredients Highlights
Cayenne peppers are a type of chili pepper that have a moderately hot, spicy flavor thanks to a compound called capsaicin.
Cilantro helps cleanse the body of toxic metals such as mercury, arsenic, and lead. It also possesses antibacterial and anticancer properties.
Cucumbers help keep you hydrated, flush out toxins, and provide many health-boosting vitamins and minerals. Cucumbers also help protect the body against constipation and kidney stones and help control blood pressure.
Limes are best known as a good source of vitamin C but also contain other important vitamins and minerals including magnesium, potassium, folate, and vitamins A, E, and K.
Mangos calm nerves, support restful sleep, and purge the lymphatic system of toxins.
Pure olive oil is high in nutrients including vitamins D, E, K, and A as well as omega-3 fatty acids. For the highest quality, look for organic extra virgin olive oil in dark glass bottles or tins that have an expiry date.
Raw honey is a good source of many vitamins and is rich in antioxidants. Its antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties can help improve overall immune function.
Shallots have a milder taste and smell than onions and are often eaten raw due to their delicate flavor. Shallots have twice the protein and almost twice the natural sugar and carbs of onion.
Spinach supports healthy bones and eyes and slows age-related decline in brain function. It’s also loaded with vitamin K, which promotes healthy blood and circulation.
Walnuts are neuroprotective and support heart health. They are loaded with antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, manganese, molybdenum, and biotin.
Here are the ingredients for the salad. Sorry about that. I've let the team know that we need to update this page.
2 large handfuls Baby spinach (about 2-3 cups)
4 small or 2 large mangos, cut into bite-sized pieces
2/3 cup chopped cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 shallot, thinly sliced and chopped
¾ cup fresh chopped cilantro
¼ cup chopped Walnuts/pecan/seeds/trail mix
Also, it looks like the calorie count is twice the amount that it should be as this is a 2 serving dish. Of course, if you want to reduce the calorie and fat amounts, you can reduce either the amount of walnuts or olive oil used. Those are the two main ingredients that add fat and calories.
Hope this helps! It was a delicious salad.
Much health and love to you,
Katrina
That’s a high calorie and fat salad for such few ingredients!! Sounds great but something is off!
Hi Julie,
Thanks for your interest.
It looks like the ingredients for the salad is missing. Our team has been made aware and will be updating the page. So please be on the look out for that.
In the meantime, you can find those ingredients listed below:
▪ 2 large handfuls Baby spinach (about 2-3 cups)
▪ 4 small or 2 large mangos, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 2/3 cup chopped cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 1 shallot, thinly sliced and chopped
▪ ¾ cup fresh chopped cilantro
▪ ¼ cup chopped Walnuts/pecan/seeds/trail mix
Also, it looks like the calorie count is twice the amount that it should be as this is a 2 serving dish. Of course, if you want to reduce the calorie and fat amounts, you can reduce either the amount of walnuts or olive oil used. Those are the two main ingredients that add fat and calories.
We hope this helps and you decide to give this fabulous salad a try. It truly is delicious.
Have a wonderful day.
If you read carefully all the info is there! The dressing is with the ingredients listed
Salad is up to you, spinach, mixed salad or whatever you want to make it with.
Assemble with the other ingredients listed and drizzle with the dressing, simple ;-)
Hope it works, did for me!
Is there another place to go for the amounts for the ingredients. Looks yummy!
Hi Holly,
It looks like the ingredients for the salad is missing. We're sorry about that. Our team has been made aware and will be updating the page. So please be on the look out for that.
In the meantime, you can find those ingredients listed below:
▪ 2 large handfuls Baby spinach (about 2-3 cups)
▪ 4 small or 2 large mangos, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 2/3 cup chopped cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 1 shallot, thinly sliced and chopped
▪ ¾ cup fresh chopped cilantro
▪ ¼ cup chopped Walnuts/pecan/seeds/trail mix
We hope this helps and you decide to give this fabulous salad a try. It's truly delicious.
Have a wonderful day.
This recipe is not complete. Also, how did you calculate the calories, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, and protein? There's no way this recipe can contain those listed amounts!
Hi Leslie,
Thanks for your interest.
It looks like the ingredients for the salad is missing. We're sorry about that. Our team has been made aware and will be updating the page. So please be on the look out for that.
In the meantime, you can find those ingredients listed below:
▪ 2 large handfuls Baby spinach (about 2-3 cups)
▪ 4 small or 2 large mangos, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 2/3 cup chopped cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces
▪ 1 shallot, thinly sliced and chopped
▪ ¾ cup fresh chopped cilantro
▪ ¼ cup chopped Walnuts/pecan/seeds/trail mix
Also, if it looks like the calorie count is twice the amount it should be, that's because this is a 2 serving dish. Of course, if you want to reduce the calorie and fat amounts, you can reduce either the amount of walnuts or olive oil used. Those are the two main ingredients that add fat and calories.
We hope this helps and you decide to give this fabulous salad a try. Have a lovely day.