This is possibly one of the quickest and easiest side salads ever and it's one that I will eat with a variety of mains as well as sometimes just on its own. The freshness of the lime & mint is perfect with the sweetness of the mangoes and the added slight heat from the chillies gives a wonderful kick to your tastebuds.
To serve 4-6 people you will need :
3 avocados chopped into chunks
2x 275g pack of pre cut mango chunks*
juice and zest of one lime
2 good handfuls of chopped coriander
1 handful chopped mint
pinch of salt & pepper
1 red chilli finely chopped - deseeded if you'd like a slightly milder salsa
olive oil
- Place your avocado in a bowl with the pre cut mango chunks. Using a zester, add the whole zest of the lime to the bowl and squeeze in all the juice, adding in the salt & pepper and stir through
- Add the chopped chilli, coriander, mint, a drizzle of olive oil and stir through. Check the seasoning and overall flavours. Tweak as necessary if you feel it needs a little more of any of the ingredients & serve
* I sometimes cut up the mango chunks again myself as they can be quite big, I prefer them almost bitesize
I've made it very well known that I'm no fan of cold weather, so with the last few days of stunning weather, I've been a very happy bunny. Hot weather doesn't just mean a happy Foody Mama, it also means it's the perfect time to indulge in copious amounts of mango lassi; Let's be honest drinking lassi on a cold wet miserable day just doesn't go does it ?
For those of you that may not be familiar, lassi is the Asian take on the British smoothie. In Asian cuisine, there are a few variants, from the salted *pulls face at thought* version to fruit based ones .. Fruit sounds more like it .. I hear you !
So I thought since it's made a rather regular appearance in our fridge over the last few days, it just had to be blogged about
This recipe will easily give you 5-6 rather generous servings and will need an electric whisk or liquidizer jug :
1x 454g tub natural yogurt
1 x 850g tin mango puree
250 ml cold water
6 tbsp sugar
- place all the ingredients into your liquidizer or in a large jug if using an electric whisk
- whisk/ blend till all the ingredients have combined together, leave to chill in the fridge
- serve in tall sundae style glasses
That is really all there is to it. For a bit of a twist, you can always add in a few chunks of mango for a bit of texture and dive in with a spoon. For a slightly naughtier version, top up with squirty cream ! If like me you've got a weak spot for strawberries, swap the mango puree for a punnet of strawberries and wizz up in the exact same way.
I'll leave you with a rather brilliant advert for mango lassi by HSBC ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVdC9vY55Og
