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VIDEO: Fresh Mango Salad
Dive into summer with this fresh, light and healthy mango salad!
INGREDIENTS
- Peanuts
- Carrot
- Mango
- Rocket
- 2 limes
- Olive oil
- Soy sauce
- Red onion, minced
- Salt
- Pepper
METHOD
- Lightly sautée the peanuts until golden.
- Take the carrots and cut into thin slices.
- Peel the mango and slice into thin strips.
- Squeeze the juice from 2 limes into a bowl, and add olive oil, soy sauce, minced onion, salt and pepper.
- In a bowl, toss together the mango, carrot, rocket, and lime-soy dressing.
- Enjoy!
Top rated Budget friendly starters recipes
Simple Roasted Squash Soup
By saltandpaper, Salt + Paper
This soup needs no garnish or side
- 1 large Butternut Squash (halved lengthwise & seeded)
- 1 medium Acorn Squash
- 4 cups vegetable or chicken broth
- 1 cup cream or half & half
- 1 leek (1/4 cup chopped)
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Salad with Eggs and Creamy Garlic Cheesy Dressing
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Great as a starter or a nice light lunch
- INGREDIENTS:
- Romaine lettuce
- 1 or 2 eggs
- Creamy garlic & cheese dressing - see my recipe
Maple Kale and Fuji Apple Salad the Super Food Salad
By mjwatz1
A healthy salad featuring nutrient dense kale and radicchio greens, accented with crispy pancetta, sugared walnuts ...
- Pecans, halves 2 cups
- Powdered sugar 1/2 cup
- Cayenne pepper 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin, ground 1/4 teaspoon
- Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon
- Olive oil 1/4 cup
- Pancetta, sliced and small diced 6 oz
- Sherry vinegar 1/2 cup
- Caper brine 1/4 cup
- Maple syrup 6 Tablespoons
- Black pepper, ground 1/2 teaspoon
- Fuji apples, julienned cut 2 each
- Radicchio, shredded 1 head
- Kale, stemmed, finely shredded 8 oz
- Fresh chives, small sliced 3 Tablespoons
- Fresh tarragon, finely chopped 1 Tablespoon
- Dried cherries 3/4 cup
- Pecorino Romano cheese, shaved 2 oz
Queso Dip for Smart Snacking
By dizzybusyandhungry, Dizzy Busy and Hungry
Cheesy, creamy, and most of all delicious, this Queso Dip has so much flavor, it is no problem to hide a veggie in
- 10 ounces cauliflower florets (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup milk
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, plus a little extra for garnish (if desired)
- 1 tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper
- ¼ cup diced tomato (I like to include only the ‘meaty’ parts, not the seeds and ‘liquidy’ parts), plus a little extra for garnish (if desired)
- Chopped cilantro for garnish (if desired)
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