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Home » All » By Course » Salads » Mango, avocado and arugula salad

Mango, avocado and arugula salad

By Layla Pujol 27 Comments

Easy recipe for a delicious and refreshing mango, avocado and arugula salad drizzled with a spicy orange vinaigrette.

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Arugula salad with mango and avocado

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I love the colors in this refreshing mango, avocado, and arugula salad with a spicy orange vinaigrette. The mix of arugula, mango, avocado, red onions, cilantro, and red chili peppers make it a fun and bright salad. I’ve always enjoyed salads and am fortunate that my kids also love salads.

Mango avocado and arugula salad

Especially the younger one, on those days that he decides to be a picky eater (and refuses to eat the main dish), he will still eat his salad and ask for more. For some odd reason he really likes the onions and can’t get enough of them, then he goes for the avocado, next the mango and finally the arugula. To make this salad a more complete meal, you can also add grilled shrimp, grilled salmon, or grilled chicken. 

Mango, avocado, and arugula salad

I used a red Fresno chili pepper for this salad to give it spice and color. You can also use a milder hot pepper or a red bell pepper if you find chili peppers too hot. Though once you remove the seeds and membranes they lose a lot of the heat. I debated using some crushed garlic instead, but I feel like I’ve been adding garlic to everything (seriously sometimes I feel like I can’t cook unless I use garlic, cumin or cilantro) so I’m taking a garlic break for this salad.

Mango avocado arugula salad

I like to use a little bit of creativity to keep salads interesting. A salad should be more than just a bowl of greens. Ok, greens are good, and my husband makes an amazing simple salad with a great mustard dressing. However, there are so many other additional ingredients and flavors that can be added to really make a salad stand out and have its own character.

Mango, avocado & arugula salad

Mango, avocado and arugula salad

Refreshing mango, avocado and arugula salad drizzled with a spicy orange vinaigrette
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Course: Appetizer, Salad, Starter
Cuisine: American, Latin, Latin fusion, Southwest
Keyword: Arugula, Arugula salad, Avocado, Mango, Spicy orange vinaigrette
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 6 cups arugula leaves
  • 1 mango peeled and cut into long slices
  • 1 avocado peeled and sliced
  • ½ red onion sliced
  • 1 tbs lime juice

For the spicy orange vinaigrette

  • 1 tbs champagne vinegar can also use cider vinegar or lemon juice
  • 4 tbs orange juice about ½ orange
  • 2 tbs lime juice about ½ lime
  • 4 tbs olive oil
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2 tbs finely chopped cilantro
  • 1 red chili or hot pepper sliced
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a jar, close it tight and shake until the ingredients are well mixed.
  • Soak the onion slices in warm water with a dash of salt and 1 tbs lime juice for about 10 minutes.
  • Rinse and drain the onions slices.
  • Toss the arugula leaves with half of the vinaigrette.
  • Add the avocado slices, mango slices and onion slices to the arugula mix, drizzle the remaining vinaigrette on top.
  • Serve immediately.

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Spicy orange vinaigrette
Spicy orange vinaigrette
Mango slices
Arugula with spicy orange vinaigrette
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  1. Sarah says

    May 12, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    This is really good, particularly the dressing.

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  2. Nathalie says

    January 18, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    I just tried this today and it was delicious. I liked the contrast of the fruit and vegetable.

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  3. Trina says

    July 16, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    Amazing! How do you get such lovely photos? Yum. This would be perfect for mango season in MIA, where I live. I am going to try it!

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  4. Carrie_in_TN says

    March 19, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Every single one of my favorite flavors in the world is in this salad. I see it as a big part of my verano! Gracias!

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  5. Chef Rob says

    February 11, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Probably one of the most beautiful salads I have ever seen. I would use pickled red onions here instead of fresh ones though.

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  6. linda shelley says

    May 18, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    Delish! A wonderful salad. I served it with cilantro-tequila grilled chicken (grilled by husband). Thank you for sharing so many wonderful recipes. This is the first of many I hope to try (and make my husband so very happy). Your pictures are beautiful. Thank you so much.

    Happy cooking,
    Linda
    from NJ

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  7. jd says

    May 9, 2008 at 9:36 am

    This is absolutely gorgeous!

    Thanks for the recipe. I’ll have to give it a try – even though I’m not a big mango fan – it’s just too pretty to pass up!

    P.S. I love how you included “preparation” pictures as well – very cool.

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  8. Noble Pig says

    May 9, 2008 at 6:31 am

    Looks beautiful!

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  9. My Sweet & Saucy says

    May 8, 2008 at 11:17 pm

    What a fresh and tasty looking salad…perfect for summertime!

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  10. Anticiplate says

    May 8, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    Another gorgeous photo spread! This salad looks delicious. I bet the contrast of the mango and avocado are intense. I am in awe.

    Reply
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