Simple Sides: Mango Summer Salad

Welcome back to Simple Sides! Every Thursday this month, some friends and I are posting simple and delicious side dishes to get you through the last days of summer. Two weeks ago, Steph with The Cheapskate Cook shared her Tomato Basil Bruschetta.  Last week, Anne with Cheap and Easy Quick and Healthy shared her Refreshing Melon Salad.  Next week we'll hear from Nancy with Real Food Allergy Free. This week is mine!

In the summertime especially, I'm a huge fan of fresh fruit in our salads. Whether it's a Strawberry Spinach Salad, Spring Salad with Poppyseed Dressing, Red Wine and Honey Salad with Fruit, or Cashew Chicken Salad with Grapes, there is often fruit in our salads or in the dressings.

Crisp lettuce, sweet mango slices and sharp red onions combine to make this a deliciously simple summer salad. With a light and slightly spicy dressing, this salad was a hit with my family.

Mango Summer Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

DRESSING INGREDIENTS - Honey Lime Vinaigrette:
juice of 1 lime, approximately 2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/4 teaspoon chile powder, I used NM red chile powder
1/8 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
2 tablespoons light flavored olive oil
SALAD:
6 cups lettuce, chopped or torn into bite size pieces, I used a blend of red and green leaf lettuces and some spring mix as well
2 mangoes, sliced thin
1/4 red onion, sliced as thinly as possible

Whisk together dressing ingredients and set aside. Prepare the lettuce, mangoes and onion and toss together.

Immediately before serving, drizzle with about 1/2 of the dressing and toss gently. Taste and adjust dressing accordingly. I used about 2/3 of the dressing for our salad. Enjoy!

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