This simple salad of sliced mangoes and avocado is ridiculously easy, but absolutely perfect! Sweet mangoes, creamy avocado, tart lime juice and plenty of fresh ground black pepper create a salad that is vegan, gluten free, paleo and absolutely delicious!
Simple Healthy Salads
Are you looking for a simple, healthy side dish salad? Well, you have come to the right place. I am all about simple and healthy.
Don't be fooled by how simple this recipe is, it's so good! People will ask you what you did. How did you make it. You will not believe how just a few simple ingredients, tossed together in just a few minutes can make something so delicious!
Ingredients for this Easy Avocado Mango Salad
- Lettuce leaves - primarily for presentation, though we usually eat them too.
- Avocado - you want an avocado that's a little more firm so that you can neatly and thinly slice it.
- Mango - find a slightly firm mango if you can.
- Red onion - Optional - Raw or Quick Pickled Red Onions
- Limes
- Salt and Fresh Ground Black Pepper
How to Make this Easy Side Dish Salad
This salad is so easy to make!
- Place the lettuce leaves on four plates.
- Peel and pit a firm avocado and thinly slice.
- Peel and thinly slice a firm mango.
- Thinly slice a red onion or use Quick Pickled Red Onions.
- Place the mango slices, avocado slices, and onion slices on top of the lettuce, alternating them.
- Cut a lime into quarters and squeeze a wedge over each salad.
- Sprinkle with salt and fresh ground black pepper.
I found this in So Easy: Luscious, Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week. This is what it’s all about, fresh eating made so simple. This was fantastic.
Who knew that all you had to do with mango and avocado was slice them, squeeze a little lime on top, salt and pepper and you had one of the best salads you’d ever eaten!
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Avocado-Mango Salad
Ingredients
- 4 leaves Bibb lettuce or butter lettuce
- 1 avocado pitted, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick
- 1 mango pitted, peeled and sliced ¼ inch thick
- ¼ red onion optional, very thinly sliced into rounds
- 4 lime wedges
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place the lettuce on each serving plate. Arrange 4 to 5 slices each of avocado and mango, alternating them in a row, onto each lettuce cup. Top each with a few onion rounds and then squeeze a lime wedge over each salad. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
- Arrange 4 to 5 slices each of avocado and mango, alternating them in a row, onto each lettuce cup.
- Top each with a few onion rounds and then squeeze a lime wedge over each salad.
- Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Notes
- Lettuce leaves - primarily for presentation, though we usually eat them too.
- Avocado - you want an avocado that's a little more firm so that you can neatly and thinly slice it.
- Mango - find a slightly firm mango if you can.
- Red onion - Optional - Raw or Quick Pickled Red Onions
Nutrition
This post was originally published in 2014 and has been updated for 2019.
Jenn says
Such a refreshing combo! Can't wait to try it!
Donna says
Avocado and mango are a match made in heaven! I love the simplicity of this recipe so much, the flavors just blend together so well for a little taste sensation that is out of this world.
bel @ Mums Take Five says
It does look so simple and yet delicious. Thanks for sharing with us for The Sunday Brunch Magazine, lovely to see you Bel & Eliza xx
Kristen @ A Mind Full Mom says
So simple, yet so perfect!
Kristina says
HA - I always have a list, and usually come home with more. especially at a place like Marshalls.
avocado and mango pair so well together - sometimes it is the simple things. yum.
Rattlebridge Farm says
Pam, I love the simplicity of the dressing over the beautiful pairing of avocadoes and mango. Can't wait to try it! Have a great weekend.
Joanne says
So simple and yet so good! I love meals/salads like that.
Melynda Brown says
I think I have that book, I need to take another look. Salad is lovely.