Mango Chipotle Salad Dressing

Even though it makes my life a little easier, I try not to buy salad dressing at the store because they have way too many preservatives and other chemicals in them.  And sometimes  I need a break from the easy typical olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.  So I am always on the search for a good and easy salad dressing recipe to make my weekly salad lunches a bit more interesting.

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Mango just happens to be my favorite fruit, and recently, they have been looking mighty tasty at the store.  I thought I would try to make a pureed mango chipotles dressing to brighten up my salad.  Since my husband will be eating it too, I needed to add some spice to kick it up a notch.  Chipotle goes well with mango, so why not?  You see it everywhere these days.  Chipotle-mango salsa, chicken, salad, sauce, etc.

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This recipe was easy to make (you know how I love an easy blender recipe) and it brought a fresh flavor to my salad.  A great dressing to add to the summer salad repertoire.

Lesson’s Learned:

  • It doesn’t take many chipotles to get the pepper flavor into the dressing
  • If it is too thick, try thinning it out with a little water or more lime juice.

Mango Chipotle Salad Dressing
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Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup chopped mango
  • juice of 4 limes
  • zest of 1 lime
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Add a little bit of water if you need to thin it out.

 

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