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!
- 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
- Divide the chopped Romaine between two dinner plates or bowls.
- Top the lettuce with the mango, beans, red onion, avocado and cilantro leaves (if using).
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, salsa and lime.
- Drizzle the dressing over each salad and serve.
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6 Comments
Megan (The Lyons' Share)
January 7, 2014 at 7:13 amYour beautiful, sunny photos ALMOST had me believe it was summer! Looks delicious!
Christina @ The Beautiful Balance
January 7, 2014 at 11:32 amLove how easy the dressing is to make and such a better alternative than a store-bought variety!
Amelia Winslow
January 7, 2014 at 11:41 amIt’s pretty much summer where I live (though I hate to say that to all the people who are freezing right now!) so the sun is truly genuine!
Devin
January 11, 2014 at 12:02 pmI couldn’t find mango at my grocery store so I cut tangerine slices instead. I also added strips of whole wheat tortilla on top…yum!!
Amelia Winslow
January 12, 2014 at 11:44 amGreat idea for substituting!