Juicy mangos, cucumbers, and a little spice make this mango cucumber salad a refreshing summertime accompaniment for picnics and potlucks. Our secret to this great salad is the addition of an unexpected Japanese staple. Mirin adds subtly sweet and tangy flavor along with a richness that accentuates our fruit blend while complementing the spice.
How To Make This Recipe
We start by washing and dicing our mango, cucumber, and red bell pepper. We typically use English cucumbers because they’re practically seedless and readily available. If you choose to use a conventional cucumber, we recommend scooping out the seeds first.
Next, we add our cucumber, mango, and red bell pepper to a large mixing bowl. Because we don’t want to squish our juicy mango pieces, we prefer to use clean hands to gently toss the cucumber mixture.
Place cucumber, mango, and red pepper in a mixing bowl.
Now, we prepare the sweet, tangy dressing. Into a small bowl, we add mirin, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes and stir to combine. If you don’t have mirin handy, rice vinegar or white wine vinegar will also do the trick. Because mirin brings sweetness to this recipe, you’ll want to counteract that sour vinegar flavor with a tablespoon of sugar.
Mix dressing ingredients in small bowl.
Once we mix our dressing, we pour it over our cucumber mixture. With a large spoon, we then stir gently to coat.
Pour dressing onto the cucumber mixture.
Because we want our salad to embody that lovely blended flavor, we allow our salad to marinate. We cover our salad before setting it in the refrigerator. Flavors continue to blend as this rests in the refrigerator, which makes this great dish to prep in the morning or even the night before. After marinating for at least an hour, we’re ready serve our mango cucumber salad.
Enjoy your Mango Cucumber Salad.
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Mango Cucumber Salad
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Small bowl
Ingredients
For The Dressing
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 1/8 teaspoon liquid aminos or soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
For The Salad
- 1 large English cucumber diced
- 1 large mango diced
- 1/3 cup red bell pepper diced
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing by stirring mirin, soy sauce, and red pepper flakes together in a small bowl.
- Add cucumber, mango, and red bell pepper to a large mixing bowl. Gently toss to mix.
- Pour prepared dressing over the cucumber mixture. Stir to combine.
- Cover the salad and refrigerate for one hour. Remove and serve.
