This refreshing Mango and Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing is perfect for warm summer evenings. You will love this sweet, light and zesty salad. Enjoy it on its own as a healthy work lunch or serve as a perfect accompaniment with grilled chicken or prawns.

Salads are a dinner staple at our house. We eat them all year round. They are so versatile, you can use whatever you have on hand and they can be served as a full meal by loading up with protein options or as a side to whatever you are having.

The addition of mango in this Mango Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing appealed to my kids so it was somewhat a hit with them. But really hubby and I are the true lovers of this salad. It was light and full of flavour and perfect for dinners or our lunches at work.

This Mango and Cashew salad comes together pretty quickly too.

You Will Need:

For the salad:

Cos lettuce
rocket
mango
cashews
red onion
mint

For the dressing

mint
lime
brown sugar
olive oil
salt and pepper

Roasting the Cashews

I love to roast the cashews for this Mango and Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing. It brings out the full flavour and creamy texture and removes any bitterness. To do this, preheat your oven to 180c fan bake then roast the cashews on a baking tray for around 4 minutes, ensuring they do not catch. Set aside to cool. You can prepare the cashews ahead of time and keep in an airtight jar for salads or snacking through the week.

To Make the Mango and Cashew Salad

In a large bowl layer the salad with the leaves at the base. Top with roughly chopped cucumber and mango.

Add thinly sliced red onion, the cooled roasted cashews (they can be added still warm) and scatter several mint leaves.

To Make the Lime Dressing

If you have a stick blender add all the ingredients into a jar and blend until creamy and smooth. If you do not have a stick blender, finely chop the mint and into a jar with the remaining ingredients and shake to combine for one to two minutes.

Alternations and Substitutions for the Mango Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing

Salads are so versatile that alterations and substitutions are pretty limitless! In this Mango Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing swap out the Cos Lettuce for any lettuce you have and spinach can be used instead of rocket.

If you don’t have limes, lemons would work well and you can use any other nuts instead of cashews. Peanuts would add a lovely Asian twist to this recipe so you could include these and swap the mint for coriander.

You could also add some avocado to this Mango and Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing which would be delicious or feta if you wanted to add some protein.

Serving Ideas

You can serve this Mango Cashew Salad with Lime Dressing with grilled chicken or prawns for a heartier meal.

If you love this salad idea you may also enjoy this Vegetable and Spiced Cous Cous Salad with Tzatziki or this Hot Smoked Salmon and Broccoli Rice Salad.