I read a version of this recipe – Mango Cucumber Salad – on Mennonite Girls Can Cook’s blog this week and could not wait to try it.  Mainly I wanted to make it because Ever-Lovin’ likes mangos, and I was trying to impress him on Father’s Day.  He declared this salad “good stuff” – which is his was of saying he really liked it.  Mission accomplished!

I did change the recipe just a little.  I am sorry I did not take more pictures, but I was trying to make this salad and Good Banana Pudding this morning before church – Please have pity on me.  I had to be at Bible Study before 8:00 A.M.  That being said, you are getting the not-a-lot-of-pictures version, but it is a very easy recipe. You can do it.

Here are the ingredients.  Mangos, cucumber, jicama, green onions, mint, and cilantro.

Cutting a mango is a bit of a challenge.  There is a large flat pit in the center of the mango, and you need to slice on either side of this pit.  Then I dice the mango in the shell, and scoop the pulp out with a spoon.  It is easy.

For your efforts, you have a bowl of sweet delicious goodness.  Next dice the cucumber (peel or don’t peel – your choice).

Then I diced the jicama.  It is the golden brown turnip looking thing at the back of the ingredients.  It was my first time to buy a jicama, and I was excited to be actually using one.  I had eaten jicama several times and knew I liked it.  Peeling it was a bit of a challenge.  The peel is thin on the hard jicama.  My potato peeler worked, but you don’t get strips of peel like you do on an apple.  I love the crunch jicama gives to this salad.

Thinly slice the green onions.  The original recipe called for a shallot, but I had green onions.

Chop the cilantro and the mint, and add to the mango, cucumber, jicama, and green onions.

Next make the dressing.  It is easy-breezy to make – oil, lime juice, orange juice concentrate, chili, cumin, sugar, and salt..  Mix together and pour over the salad.  How easy is that?  Let the salad sit for an hour or longer to let the flavors get happy.  I liked it.  I loved it.  I will make it again.  It is bursting with freshness and so good.  Mango Cucumber Salad has a bit of a Mexican vibe with the cilantro and the spices in the dressing.

This would be a great salad to take to a pot-luck dinner or a family reunion.  I have not had this salad before, and maybe it would be new to others as well.  Increase or decrease the ingredients as needed for the size of your crowd.

Blessings to you and yours,

Remember to click on the title of the post to see the recipe.