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Sweet and Refreshing Mango Salad – Vegan GF

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Sweet Refreshing Mango Salad Recipe Vegan GlutenFree

With all this heat, nothing is more refreshing than fruit. My mango fruit salad is so sweet, cooling, and a little tangy from the lime.

You can certainly add in fresh Cilantro (Coriander). I didn’t add to mine because some of my family and friends are not a fan of the flavour.

My meals following this mango salad, is usually a vegetable Teriyaki stir fry of peppers, mushrooms, bean sprouts, broccoli, and some edamame beans for protein. Then I add a small side of Basmati or Jasmine Rice.
 
If you don’t have fresh, then frozen mango defrosted with do just as well.

DIET:

Whenever you have fruit salad with your meal, the best is to eat it BEFORE to your meal. This way you avoid the gas and bloating that can possibly occur due to the fruit fermenting on top of food as it gets digested.

A Mango is:

A Mango has a large oval stone (or seed) in the centre of the fruit, making it tricky to prepare, but once you have learned how to work around the stone the rest is simple. Ensure that the knife you are using is sharp so that it glides easily through the skin of the mango.

Mango Tree

Picture thanks to Ram Kulkarni – Photograph taken by a digital camera, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14897964

How to choose and cut a Mango:

Ensure that the knife you are using is sharp so that it glides easily through the skin of the mango.
Then begin to cut the fruit off from the large pit in the center.

Method

Check out this great video from Canadian Living.

 

Mango Salad
Reg Mango on the right, and the Ataulfo Mango is the one on the left. The Ataulfo Mango is sweeter and less fibres. But both are great.

Vegan, Vegetarian, Diabetic friendly, Sodium friendly, Child Friendly, Diet Management Friendly.

Sweet and Refreshing Mango Salad

Summer time heat welcomes the sweet fruits. This recipe is so easy to make. Enjoy as an appetizer, on a picnic, or even just to snack on.

Taste is sweet, with a slightly tangy flavour from the lime.

Summer Salads, Picnic, Vegan, vegetarian, plant based, celiac friendly, diabetic friendly, Child Friendly

  • Paring knife or vegetable peeler
  • Medium size Mixing bowl
  • 1/4 cup
  • 1 tsp, 1/2 tsp
  • 1 fresh Mango. There are many different types. I use Red Mango and Ataulfo Mango.
  • 1 Bell Pepper Red – cut julienned
  • 1 Large or 2 medium sized carrots cleaned and peeled.
  • 2 Green spring onions sliced
  • 1 lime juiced
  • 1 tsp Maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger – Fresh grated or from a jar
  • Pinch Himalayan or sea salt ground

Optional

  • 1/4 cup chopped nuts or seeds- optional
  • Pinch Red Pepper Flakes for a little heat or sweet chili sauce – optional

  1. Wash, then peel the Mango, and cut away from pit. Cut mango into slices or bite size pieces. Place in the medium size bowl.

  2. Wash then cut the bell pepper in thin slices

    Wash then peel the carrot(s). Then use the peeler to shave strips.

    Wash then slice the green onions. Chop off the rooted end and compost.

    Place all into the medium size bowl with the mango.

  3. Mix together the lime juice, honey and ginger.

    Mix in with all the vegetables, mango and toss until well coated.

    Add a pinch of salt and taste. Add lime or salt as needed. Serve.

  4. Option to add in pinch of red pepper flakes or a little sweet chili sauce

    Optional to add in chopped nuts or seeds.

  5. Store in the fridge covered 24 – 36 hours only.

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