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Get your salad on! Try this fruity, spicy, sweet & DELICIOUS Mango Jalapeno Salad Dressing on your salads

We’re fully in salad season here in Phoenix. Too hot too cook, most nights we are doing what I call “salad bar” which involves me chopping a whole bunch of vegetables at the beginning of the week, and storing them in the fridge. Green salads are my favorite, but we like to have a wide variety.

Come dinner time – I’ll just add a protein (maybe some grilled chicken, or some black beans, or boiled eggs), and everyone gets to just make their own salad bowl. Add a little of some, a little more of others, you get to make it to your taste. Everyone wins!

This mango salad dressing is sweet, spicy, fruity – and entirely addictive! I like to use it not just for salads, but over a little cream cheese, and dipping crackers into it. YES PLEASE!

The kids think it’s great because they get to control what is on their plate. My job is to provide the food, theirs to choose. If I’m happy with the food on the table, I honestly don’t mind which ones end up on their plate (as long as at least SOME actually ends up in their bellies).

So while I’m a huge fan of salad, I’m NOT a huge fan of bottled salad dressing. I’ve gone to the trouble to chop all the veggies – why not blast a homemade dressing together in the blender?

It only takes a couple of minutes, and if you’ve prepared the salad ingredients ahead – dinner can be ready REALLY fast.

Frozen Mango Chunks – you may of course use fresh mango if you wish. I like frozen because of the quality. Fresh ones at any given time of year are hit or miss.
Olive Oil – you can use Extra Virgin or a light blend, either will work.
Apple Cider Vinegar – this helps give the dressing a tang!
Jalapeno – use a small one. Remove the seeds for less heat, keep them in for some fire!
Fresh Cilantro – only fresh will do!
Lime – we need lime juice as our acid for the dressing. Use fresh!
Pepper – I use a coarse ground black pepper
Salt – I use kosher salt. Salt intensifies food’s other flavors, don’t leave this out!

How to make jalapeno dressing

mango jalapeno salad dressing ingredients laid out and labeled

Blend all ingredients in a high-speed blender until smooth.
Adjust consistency with more vinegar/oil and salt/pepper if needed.
Use to dress salads.
Devour

Kylee’s Notes & FAQs

Leave the seeds in the jalapeno for a spicier version
Strawberries are also excellent in this recipe!
Add more or less oil/vinegar (in similar quantities to the original recipe) to get the consistency you like!

mango salad dressing being poured on a salad from a glass cruet

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