Mango Avocado Salad with Creamy Salsa Dressing

I planned to share this salad later in the month, but after making & photographing it yesterday I just couldn’t wait. If you’re trying to eat healthy and getting bored with whatever you’ve been eating, make this salad immediately!

For optimum flavor, use a ripe mango (should be pink-red with yellow-orange and slightly tender to the touch) as well as a ripe avocado (feels kind of like a baked potato when you press on it lightly).

The super simple dressing for this salad really seals the deal for me. Just mix together whole milk yogurt with salsa and a squeeze of lime, and you have a creamy, tangy, slightly spicy dressing that perfectly complements the other ingredients.

Serve with a few crunchy tortilla chips and you’ve got a meal!

Mango Avocado Salad with Creamy Salsa Dressing

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Serves: 2 main dish servings

Ingredients

• 3 cups (packed) chopped Romaine lettuce
• ½ a large mango, peeled and cut into cubes
• ¾ cup black beans
• 2 Tbsp sliced or diced red onion
• ½ a large ripe avocado, cut into cubes
• Cilantro leaves (optional)
• For the dressing:
• 2 Tbsp plain whole milk yogurt (I used Greek)
• 3 Tbsp salsa
• Juice of ½ lime

Instructions

1. Divide the chopped Romaine between two dinner plates or bowls.
2. Top the lettuce with the mango, beans, red onion, avocado and cilantro leaves (if using).
3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, salsa and lime.
4. Drizzle the dressing over each salad and serve.

Notes

Optional additions: crumbled tortilla chips, chicken breast, tofu cubes or shredded cheddar cheese.

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