Spicy Mango Salad

Now that exams are finally over I am able to devote my full attention to blog posts! I must apologise for the length of time between this post and my last, but me and exams do not make a happy couple and unfortunately they dominated my time for a while!

Since summer is finally upon us in the UK (sort of!) I was inspired to make a light, fruity salad with a spicy twist. It's such a simple salad requiring only five ingredients, no cooking and a whole lot of goodness. I think this would be perfect as a main course or served in smaller portions as a side salad. Personally, I eat it as a meal and it is perfectly filling. It's great for either lunch or dinner and is definitely a good option for making the night before if, like me, you like to take a lunch onto uni campus or to work. 


Ingredients:
- Baby gem lettuce
- 1 ripe mango
- Half a cucumber
- A pepper (colour is down to your preference, I love red peppers)
- Sweet chilli sauce

Extras:
- Chopping board/s
- Knife
- Serving bowl

Now, here's what to do...

• Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly and leave to dry.
• Chop the cucumber and pepper into cubes.
• When the leaves are dry, place them in the serving bowl and sprinkle the pepper and cucumber over the top.
• Peel the mango and cut into cubes.
• Pour the cubes over the salad leaves.
• Drizzle on the sweet chilli sauce and serve.

If you feel that this isn't enough to satisfy your hunger then you can easily add some chicken or salmon to the mix! Try oven cooking some salmon in sweet chilli sauce for around 20 minutes then flaking it up and adding it to the salad. I think this would work really well and would add an extra bit of flavour. If you prefer something meaty, pan frying some chicken or pork is definitely another idea. 

Enjoy!