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Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

June 30, 2011 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

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Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

I enjoy our cool evening weather and have a hard time coming in from the garden to make dinner. So I usually bring a bowl of greens with me when I finally come in and throw together a salad. The inspiration for this salad was a great sale on mangoes and limes at our local grocery store last week. I bought lots of both. My husband compared the salad to pizza with pineapple: ” an odd combination, but it works.” My daughter said she was surprised at how good it was to have a piece of mango and onion in the same bite.

Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

You can mix all of the salad ingredients and then toss them with the dressing, but then you either have to finish the salad or toss out soggy salad the next day. By keeping the ingredients separate, I can use them tomorrow to make chicken mango wraps and use the dressing as a tasty substitute for mayo. Which is a good thing, because I will probably drag myself in from the garden at the last minute and be greeted by 4 hungry faces. 🙂

Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

  • 8 cups lettuce and other greens
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup carrots, julienned (optional)
  • 2 stalks celery, thinly sliced (optional)
  • 2 cups cooked chicken, diced
  • 2 mangoes, cut into bite size pieces

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • juice and zest of one lime (tip for freezing lime juice and zest)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (I used grape seed oil)
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro ( or 1 tablespoon dried cilantro)

Directions:

  1. In a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup (or small bowl) combine dressing ingredients. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine ingredients.
  2. In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients and toss. OR toss greens, onions, celery and carrots and keep chicken and mango separate.
  3. Then either mix all of the salad ingredients and toss them with the dressing OR build individual salads by placing greens in a bowl, topping with chicken and mangoes, and then drizzling dressing over the salad.

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Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken and Mango Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes minutes
Total Time 20 minutes minutes
Servings 6
Calories 232kcal
Author Alea Milham

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

  • 8 cups lettuce and other greens
  • 4 green onions thinly sliced
  • 1 cup carrots julienned (optional)
  • 2 stalks celery thinly sliced (optional)
  • 2 cups cooked chicken diced
  • 2 mangoes cut into bite size pieces

Dressing Ingredients:

  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • juice and zest of one lime
  • 2 tablespoons oil I used grape seed oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or 1 tablespoon dried cilantro

Instructions

  • In a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup (or small bowl) combine dressing ingredients. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine ingredients.
  • In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients and toss. OR toss greens, onions, celery and carrots and keep chicken and mango separate.
  • Then either mix all of the salad ingredients and toss them with the dressing OR build individual salads by placing greens in a bowl, topping with chicken and mangoes, and then drizzling dressing over the salad.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 81mg | Potassium: 520mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 4947IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 1mg

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  • Taco Salad
  • Apple Walnut Salad
  • Southwest Steak Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
  • Strawberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  1. Amanda says

    May 1, 2013 at 8:40 pm

    Such a fresh and fun combo. Thanks for sharing it with Delicious Dish Tuesday 🙂

    Reply
  2. Julia says

    April 24, 2013 at 11:56 am

    Triple yum! I definitely need to try this salad. I saw it on your menu plan for this week. Thanks for visiting Swirls and Spice, too. =)

    Reply
  3. Candace says

    February 16, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    This looks soooo good, Alea!

    Reply
  4. Nicole Feliciano says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    I’m been on the hunt for more mango recipes (the kids love them). Thanks for this fresh recipe.

    Reply
  5. Elsa says

    July 2, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    This reminds me of a recipe I made a while back, tilapia with mango salsa. It also had cilantro and onion it in. I was very surprised at how good it tasted together. It is an odd combination, but it works very well.

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  6. Heather @girlichef says

    July 1, 2011 at 8:19 am

    My stomach just growled. Loudly. 3 mangoes for a dollar is a fabulous deal…I would’ve gone wild. This sounds like a wonderful combination to me…the perfect salad to beat the summer heat. Yum 😀

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  7. Kitchen Belleicious says

    July 1, 2011 at 5:30 am

    Oh how I love thee! Chicken salad is literally what I eat like 3 times a week. I just crave it for lunch! This version with the mangos sounds and looks out of this world incredible and the dressing? Come on – what could get better

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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