EXPLOSIVE MANGO-NECTARINE SALAD TO BEAT-THE-HEAT
William Carlos Williams
Fusion of flavours…tantalizing the taste-buds!
I beat the heat with this explosive fruit salad. The flavours were refreshingly FRESH, & the dressing complimented the fruit beautifully. Inspired by entries for Beat the Heat that I saw at Ann @ Redacted Recipes, Nic @ Cherrapeno, & Elle’s @ Elle’s New England Kitchen, I set on a no cook trail this morning. Turned to Epicurious found this great sounding ‘no cook’ affair, with great reviews to match…& put this wonderful salad together.
The zing of lime, the freshness of mint…
Believe it or not, it did BEAT THE HEAT!
The temperature is down many, many notches, it’s been raining non-stop since the morning, & the dragon flies have been dancing all day!! YAY!! So this wonderful, wonderful salad is off to Grace @ The Southern Grace for her event, & just in the nick of time!
Here’s my adaptation of the recipe I found at Epicurious.com
White fruit vinegar – 3 teaspoons ( I don’t own balsamic, even though I wish I did!)
Fresh lemon juice – 3 teaspoons
Brown sugar – 1 teaspoon
Sea salt – 1 teaspoon
Freshly ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon
Extra-virgin olive oil – 4 tablespoons
Mango – 4-5; firm-ripe peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Fresh mint leaves – a handful
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Whisk together vinegar, lime juice, sugar, salt, and pepper until sugar is dissolved, then add oil, whisking until emulsified.
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Add remaining ingredients and toss until coated. Garnish with fresh mint!
- BEAT THE HEAT!!
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
28 Comments
Jeanne
Oh yum – two of my favourite fruits in one summery salad – too wonderful!
Ann
Explosively gorgeous! And I love how your dragonfly photo looks so much like the ice cream cone!
Manggy
I believe you! With an adjective like “explosive”, how can I argue? 😉 That does look very refreshing indeed.
I’m glad to see you’re enjoying your Powershot! Nice pics!
Rajani
having discovered your blog – I am going berserk!! love the mango nectarine combination. and seriously you’ve some great recipes and equally great photographs to go with it. what can i say, your kids are lucky!!!
Susan from Food Blogga
There is something deliciously summery about fresh mint. I can’t get enough of it! And it looks so lovely in this dessert, Deeba.
Passionate About Baking
Jeanne…thanks for stopping by. My faves as well…
How curious that is Ann…you are quite right…strange how similar the 2 look!!
Thanks Doc…you were almost in the dog-house for making me turn canneloni into lasagna…but I feel better already!!LOL!!
Rajani, your words made my day!
You put me on this wonderful fruit trail Susan…I owe a lot of this madness to you…
nadia
this sounds delicious and perfect for a raw foodist!
great photos!
jodycakes
This looks GORGEOUS!!! I just happen to have all the ingredients on hand…guess what’s for brekkie??? Tee hee hee!!!
Bonbon Oiseau
looks perfect! i will make it tomorrow after lunch!
arundati
the pics are fabulous!! i love the presentation in the cup and saucer….and am sure the flavours are fab!! here its been pouring for days….and mangoes went off the shelves weeks ago!!
Bellini Valli
Beautiful photos that make us want to beat the heat too:D
Nags
oh boy! its hot in ggn? i am coming there this monday from a very cool and nice hyderabad 🙁
Ben
Nice! There’s no better way to beat the heat than with a delicious fruit salad. Hmmm yummy!
muralimanohar
Oh, MAN..it’s the middle of winter here…no mangos or nectarines yet! Wah!!
noble pig
Hey this does beat the heat! Beautiful colors and flavors. A lovely entry!
Lori Lynn
I especially like the ginger and black pepper in this recipe.
Nice choice of a serving dish, the blue complements the salad perfectly!
OhioMom
What a delightful salad .. and love your dancin dragon flies!
Dwiana P
This is my kind of fruits for sure! Love mango!!
I like your food presentation here Debra and nice macro shot too:)
Coffee and Vanilla
Deeba, thank you for stopping by 🙂
This salad looks really delicious, perfect for August days (!)
Have a wonderful weekend, Margot
Bharti
Pretty pretty. If I ever visit Gurgaon, I’m bringing you balsamic!
Swati
Deeba, these are some wonderful clicks!!
I have something for you in my blog..Do take a peek!!
Kevin
Simple, fresh and good! Nice photos!
Krysta
yummy… i can’t even imagine how hot it would be in india,, so if this salad can beat the heat there it should be able to beat the heat here in california!
Kitchen Flavours
Looks gr8 and yummy.
nicisme
Oh man that does look fantastic!!
You have such beautiful mangoes Deeba! (Lol, did I really just say that?)
Can’t you get balsamic there?
Fearless Kitchen
This looks wonderful. I love mangoes, and this seems like a great way to use them!
Olga
That looks so refreshing and sweet! Guess the key is go have perfectly ripe fruit.
Hillary
It looks so simple! Yum!