Mango salad with spinach and blueberries

mango salad with spinach, blueberries, walnuts and feta cheese It only takes 15 minutes to prepare – perfect for a busy weeknight. Your family will love vibrant, healthy and fresh ingredients in a light dish homemade lemon honey mustard dressing. Chic-looking (yet easy to make!), this summer salad is a crowd pleaser to share with friends and take to picnics, potlucks and summer cookouts.

Simple mango salad

• 15 minute everyday salad. Fresh diced mango is combined with spinach, blueberries, honey walnuts, feta cheese and homemade honey mustard dressing. The salad is ready in less than 15 minutes! It’s simple enough to serve as an everyday salad, lunch, or even a light weeknight dinner.
• The unusual choice for special occasions. Blueberries and mango in a green salad make a stunning presentation with little effort. Surprise your family and friends with this colorful side salad at a summer party, picnic, potluck or any special holiday occasion.
• For even more mango salad inspirationCheck out the avocado mango salad and spinach salad with strawberries, blueberries, mango, avocado, cashews and balsamic dressing.

Healthy Salad

If this recipe’s simplicity (15 minutes total!) and beautiful presentation haven’t convinced you to make this salad, then you should. This salad is packed with healthy ingredients! mangoes themselves are a powerhouse of nutrients, providing you with plenty of vitamin C. blueberries are a great source of vitamins K and C, as well as manganese (an essential mineral that our bodies need). spinach is also very nutritious and a great source of magnesium, potassium, iron and calcium. This mango salad is rich in dietary fiberprovides healthy fats and protein (thanks to walnuts) and is packed with vitamin C!

Make it a meal

• Light food. Mango salad makes a great lunch, midday snack, or even dinner if you want it light.
• add proteinsuch as grilled, baked or boiled chicken, steak, shrimp or salmon to make a dish complete meal! I recommend plain shrimp with garlic butter or juicy pan seared chicken thighs.

salad ingredients

• mango is packed with nutrients like vitamin C, B6, A, folate and copper. 1 cup of diced mango provides about 60% of the daily requirement of vitamin C. Pretty impressive, don’t you think?
• blueberries are very nutritious, low in calories and very tasty! They add vibrancy and color to any salad.
• spinach is a leafy green vegetable high in fiber and a great source of many vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium and potassium. Use these delicious and healthy veggies in your summer salads!
• walnuts These delicious nuts add texture and crunch. They’re packed with healthy fats and are a good source of protein. They are also rich in copper, folic acid, phosphorus and manganese. They also provide vitamins B6 and E.
• feta cheese is also very nutritious and a great source of calcium. This delicious cheese has a soft texture and a salty taste.
• Easy dressing. Top this quick and easy mango salad with a delicious homemade dressing made with just 4 ingredients: honey, Dijon mustard, olive oil and lemon juice. I recommend using freshly squeezed lemon juice (not from the bottle) and extra virgin olive oil. You can use either maple syrup or honey.

When is mango season?

Even if the mango season is technically on from May to SeptemberYou can usually find imported mangoes in many grocery stores all year round. I’ve definitely made mango salads for Thanksgiving and Christmas in the past! Although it is considered a summer fruit, you can actually find it in almost every season.

How do you know if a mango is ripe?

• Skin color. The mango is ripe when the outer skin is mostly orange or red with only patches of green (or no green at all).
• Texture. If you press on the skin, the ripe mango should give a little. If the skin is too soft, the mango may be too mushy and overripe. You want to get just the right mango – mushy mangoes are no fun!
• unripe mango will be green or most of the skin would be green with just a patch of orange or red. In addition, it feels very hard and does not give way when you press on the skin. Unripe mangoes have a sour taste and are more difficult to cut than ripe mangoes. Allow the mango to ripen before using it in salads.

Do you peel mango skins?

Mango peel has a chewy texture and a slightly bitter taste. It’s not really tasty and also contains some compounds that can cause allergic reactions in some people. I always peel mangoes with a vegetable peeler. Mango simply tastes better and looks better peeled.

variations

What I like best about this mango salad with blueberries and spinach is that it’s easy to combine with a variety of ingredients. Use what’s available to you and happily trade in your favorite fresh fruit, cheese, nuts, seeds, and assorted vegetables.

• Fresh fruit. The next best substitute for mango is peaches, nectarines, or apricots. You can also add fresh apples or pears.
• Cheese. My favorite cheeses for a mango salad are feta, blue cheese, and gorgonzola cheese.
• Green. Swap out your favorite salad: tossed lettuce, baby spinach, arugula, or butter lettuce. Or a mix of them.
• Nuts. I love using walnuts and pecans in salads. You can also add toasted slivers of almonds, pine nuts or macadamias. Candied or flavored nuts also work well.
• seed. If you don’t like the nut idea, add sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds.
• dried fruit. Add dried cranberries or craisins. You can also use dried figs, blueberries, cherries or raisins. Top: You can loosen up the dried fruit by briefly blanching it with hot water.

storage tips

• It’s best to serve the mango salad right away, so I recommend making just enough so there aren’t any leftovers.
• If you have leftovers, you can keep the salad in the fridge for up to 2 days. It is best to store the salad and the dressing separately in the fridge.

What to serve with the mango salad?

One of the easiest ways to dress up this salad is to add pre-cooked shrimp, cooked rotisserie chicken, or even sliced ​​cooked strips of steak. Mango salad also goes great with grilled meat and seafood. Here are some other ideas:

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