Mango Chicken Chopped Salad may sound exotic, but it’s really simple to prepare, especially if you start with pre-washed greens and fresh mango slices from the grocery produce department. (No peeling or seeding required that way!) This colorful salad of fresh greens, grilled chicken, diced mango, red bell peppers, red onions, and English cucumbers is topped with a homemade Mango Vinaigrette and is special enough for a Summer dinner party.
Make Mango Vinaigrette in your blender!
The homemade mango vinaigrette is definitely worth the little bit of effort for topping this salad. Start by tossing about a cup of mango slices (which have been diced) into the blender and pulsing until the fruit is smooth, or pureed. Add the remaining vinaigrette ingredients, except for the olive oil, and blend for just a few seconds. At this point, I like to taste the mixture to make sure it is salted to my taste and adjust before adding the olive oil.
My blender lid has a removable section so that I can pour in the olive oil while the blender is running which helps the vinaigrette to emulsify quickly. If your blender doesn’t have this feature, just add the oil with the blender off and then pulse a few times to combine. I like to make my vinaigrette ahead of time so that it can be well chilled before tossing the salad.
Place 1 cup diced mango in blender and process until pureed.
Add remaining ingredients except for olive oil and blend until smooth. With the blender running on low speed, slowly pour in olive oil and blend until emulsified. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Salad
Brush each side of chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken over medium high heat until done and juices run clear. Allow to rest for 5-10 minutes, then cut into bite size pieces.
In a large salad bowl toss salad greens with English cucumber, red bell pepper, red onion slices, and diced mango. Add cooked chicken and toss gently. Serve with mango vinaigrette.
Author:Andi
Prep Time:15
Cook Time:20
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