Tropical Mango & Lettuce Salad

If you can’t make it to the tropics let the tropics come to you while enjoying this lovely salad. This salad delivers some striking tropical unexpected but pleasant flavors. If you have never tried mango in a salad this is a recipe to try, it will be a pleasant surprise salad to server for you and your guests.

 Ingredients:

 

½ of Romaine lettuce hand shredded 

½ of Blushed Butter Oak lettuce hand shredded 

1/3 cup of watercress (loose just leaves not stems) 

2 mangos (best is slightly green and not completely ripened) 

1 cucumber (seedless) 

1/3 cup of peanuts

For the dressing: 

1 small mango 

3 tablespoons of white wine vinegar (or 1 ½ of vinegar and 1 ½ lime juice) 

2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard 

1/4 cup of olive oil 

1/3 cup of natural apple juice Salt and pepper as desired

Method of Preparation: 

1. Wash the lettuces, watercress and cucumber and strain well (leave dry) 

1. Use a large salad bowl and combine the Romaine and Butter Oak lettuce (shred them into the bowl with your hands) then add in the watercress leaves, set aside 

2. Peel the mangos and cut each mango length wise on each side (top & bottom) discard the seed in the middle, and then dice the mangos in small dices. Put in a small bowl 

3. Take the cucumber and cut off both ends. Run a fork lengthwise all around the cucumber then cut it in half (lengthwise) use a small spoon and scrape out and discard the seeds. Slice the cucumber in half and then cut slices crosswise (it’s nice if the sizes of the cucumber are around the same sizes of the mango dices) pour the cucumbers in the bowl with the mangos. 

4. To make the dressing: peel and de-seed the mango puree it with a blender or food processor and then pass it through a colander. Pour the strained mango in a blender and add in the vinegar (or vinegar and lime juice) 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard, olive oil and apple juice. Blend until smooth then season with salt and pepper as desired. 

5. Add the mango and cucumber to the lettuce bowl and mix then pour in the dressing and toss or mix around. Add in the peanuts and toss or mix again