Spring is in the air, the trees are blooming, it is warming up, and salad becomes a favorite meal for lunchtime. This lovely mango cilantro lime salad is a great way to celebrate springtime.
Bursting with flavor the fresh cilantro, mint, green onions, lime and mango make a great combination with the sweet baby leaf lettuce and black beans.
The lime juice acts as the dressing making the salad light and fresh.
Mango Cilantro Lime Salad
Light and fresh this mango cilantro lime salad is bursting with flavor.
Author: Thyme and Tarragon
Recipe type: Salad
Ingredients
- 5 ounce container of sweet baby leaf lettuce
- 2 large mangos
- 15 ounce can black beans - drained and rinsed well
- 3 green onions
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 2 sprigs mint leaves
- juice of 2 limes
Instructions
- Peel the mangos and cut the mangos into chunks. Slice the green onions and chop the cilantro and mint leaves. Mix together.
- Place lettuce on salad platter and add the black beans on top.
- Add the mango mixture on top of the black beans and squeeze juice of limes over the salad.
- Serve!
