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Mango and Red Pepper Salad with Orange Cilantro Dressing

Oranges and cilantro with zester on counter in sunlight

I have always been a salad whisperer of sorts. I seem to have this knack for gathering an armload of super random ingredients from the fridge {that may or may not be on the verge of expiration} and then working my salad magic and whipping them into something delicious…and dare I say..exciting?!

This current recipe was one that I made when I had a near empty fridge. The pickin’s were very, very slim: butter lettuce – which I buy from a hydroponic farmer so it lasts a really long time in the fridge, one mango that was on the verve of being tossed to the chickens, a quarter of a cabbage that was very iffy looking around the edges, one half of a red pepper and cilantro…for some reason I always have cilantro in the fridge.

Mango and red pepper fresh ingredients on counter

So I peeled and cut away the not so pretty parts, tossed them together and then went to work on the dressing.

Truth be told – I have a pretty obnoxious collection of Baker + Olive oil and vinegars that I normally pull from to make dressings but I wanted to create something using ingredients that anyone can get easily – olive oil, cilantro, rice vinegar and the zest and juice from an orange. That’s doable right?

Citrus and Cilantro Salad Dressing | Forkin' Healthy

But the salad wasn’t quite complete…I really wanted some crunch so I grabbed hemp seeds and sunflower seeds from the pantry.

Did you know that hemp seeds are the most nutrient seed on the planet AND there are 9 grams of protein in 3 tablespoons?? These little fellas are definitely a super food that can take the healthiness of your salad to the next level.

Mango and red pepper salad in wooden bowl

Mango and Red Pepper Salad with Orange Cilantro Dressing

Prep time: 15 minutes. Serves 4
Download Mango and Red Pepper Salad recipe here.

1 head of butter lettuce
¼ red or green cabbage, shredded
1 mango, cubed
1 red bell pepper, cut into small strips (julienne)
¼ cup mint, chopped
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds

Mix everything together in a bowl.

Dressing

½ cup olive oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
zest and juice of one orange
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Shake all the ingredients together in a jar and then serve with the salad.

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