LIFESTYLE NEWS – It is time to shake up your salad menu … with mangoes. 

Not only do mangoes add amazing flavour to your food, but they are also high in vitamins A, C and biotin, and the mineral potassium.

Serves 4

You’ll need: 

For the salad:

• 6 leaves cos lettuce chopped
• 1 cup baby spinach
• 1 ripe mango, diced
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
• halved; ½ cucumber 
• sliced; ½ red onion 
• thinly sliced; ¼ cup fresh coriander
• finely chopped
• 4 chicken breasts, diagonally sliced and grilled

For the dressing:

• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 
• Juice of 1 lemon; 
• 2 tablespoons runny honey; 
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; 
• 1 garlic clove, minced; 
• Pinch of sea salt flakes, or to taste; 
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste.

How to:

1. Arrange the salad ingredients into four serving dishes and top with the grilled chicken breast.
2. To make the dressing, whisk together all the ingredients and adjust the seasoning accordingly. 
3. Drizzle over the salad and serve.

*Recipe and image by mango.co.za

Article: Caxton publication, Alberton Record