For the final day of summer salads, I have a recipe which is almost a dessert. I always look forward to tasting mangoes in summer. My dad, then me and now my daughter are crazy of mangoes and can have it on all days. As Sruti was ill at that time, I made it for myself. With being in diet, I have started avoiding mangoes and when I slice it up for Sruti, I taste a small piece so that I don’t hit that craving. But on the day IÂ made this, I selected a small mango just for myself and as for the additives, you can use any crunchy ingredient.
If I make it for Sruti, I was thinking about praline topping, but as it is for me, I went with simple nuts. I also added some cardamom powder so that it gives the feel of a dessert. And yes, it was amazing and I enjoyed every cube of that mango. As I was aiming for salad, I bought a firm mango which was slightly raw and that tang was so good in the salad. I wanted to add onions, but as the salad was a substitute for dessert, I decided not to add. But go ahead and add onions, green chillies and salt pepper for a different flavour.
Ingredients:
Firm Ripe Mango – 1
Salt – a pinch
Cardamom Powder – a pinch
Pistachios – 5
Almonds – 5
Procedure:
Peel mango and slice it into small cubes.
Add salt, cardamom powder and half the chopped nuts and mix gently.
Transfer to a serving bowl, top it with the remaining nuts and serve immediately.

Nutty Mango Salad - Easy Summer Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- Firm Ripe Mango - 1
- Salt-a pinch
- Cardamom Powder - a pinch
- Pistachios - 5
- Almonds - 5
Instructions
- Peel mango and slice it into small cubes.
- Add salt, cardamom powder and half the chopped nuts and mix gently.
- Transfer to a serving bowl, top it with the remaining nuts and serve immediately.
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I like this version of mango salad. The nuts must have added a nice crunchy balance to the soft mango. Looks nice and must have tasted great! Hope Shruti is better now.
Of course, this will be such a super hit, the variations you can add to this is endless, very nice one for the summer with summer special fruit! I enjoyed all your salads Gayathi, so simple yet delicious..As I was thinking of complicated salads, I gave up on the theme, imagine doing such easy to make ones!.
Omg, what a salad, mango and nuts, cant ask more.. Prefect for summer season, you simply rocked with fabulous salads Gayathri. Loved all your salads.
An refreshing idea to enjoy mangoes. Would love to try it out.
Beautfiul mango salad. Can be consumed for many occasions, pre or post workout. Morning first thing having fruits. Love this.
Wow.. mango is my weekness.. looks so tempting, just like dessert.
Delicious way to enjoy the mango. Guess adding nuts and cardamom makes it more delicious!!!
Wow Gayathri! You have given a new twist to already flavorful mango. I love mango so much that can’t think beyond eating it as soon as it is in front of me
what a delicious and perfect salad – lovely during mango season when they are readily available ripe and sweet
Mnago salad with nuts sounds super inviting and healthy too.