Tropical Mango Noodle Salad

This tropical mango noodle salad is a solid treat on a warm summer day – fresh, simple, and so good!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Fresh Bright Tropical Noodle Mango Salad

Because mangoes in salad are awesome. They are that little surprise which will take you aback when you bite into them. We love the crunch in this salad from all the cucumbers, carrots, lettuce and peanuts. It's as tropical as it gets, though we decided to give the obvious pineapple a miss! For some reason, we much prefer mangoes to pineapple and swap them in recipes whenever we can.

And we haven't even got to the dressing yet – which is extremely easy and doesn't require you running to the grocery store. It uses some orange marmalade as a base with some mustard, sriracha, lemon juice, olive oil and honey. And it's genius! The subtle orange flavor is exactly what you need to bring this salad together.

This recipe is incredibly simple and so versatile. Don't have carrots? Substitute with bell peppers which are also crazy good in this salad. We've also made this with wild rice instead of noodles and it's still solid. We're thinking some soy marinated beef would work well too instead of chicken. You see, the possibilities are endless!

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Tropical Mango Noodle Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 ½ tablespoons Orange Marmalade
• ¼ cup Olive Oil
• 2 Lemons, juice
• 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha
• 1 teaspoon Honey
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• 1 package, 8 ounces Green Leaf Lettuce, chopped
• 2 Mangoes, peeled and diced
• 2 Cucumbers, spiralized or cut into strips
• 1 Carrot, spiralized or cut into strips
• 1 ½ cup poached and diced Chicken Breast
• ¼ cup chopped Peanuts
• ¼ cup fresh Cilantro

Method

1. To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a mason jar and shake to combine till the dressing emulsifies. Alternatively, you can add them to a blender and blend.
2. To assemble the salad, add all the ingredients to a large bowl and drizzle with the dressing. Toss well and serve immediately.
3. If serving later, combine all the ingredients under salad and refrigerate. Add the dressing before serving or the salad will become soggy.