Mango Jicama Slaw

Last Updated April 25th, 2024 at 10:51 am by Lisa

Mango Slaw has green crunchy cabbage, crisp jicama, and a sweet tangy lime vinaigrette made with juicy sweet mangos. A perfect summer salad.

Trader Joe's makes a cabbage mango slaw that is so good! After I finished that little box, I set out to create a big batch at home with healthy clean tropical flavors and fresh ingredients.

Mangos always remind me of tropical islands, warm balmy beaches, and relaxing vacations.  Enjoy this clean side dish, guilt-free as a salad, and in so many more ways...

Mango Slaw Recipe

This recipe starts with ripe juicy mangoes. To learn how to tell if mangos are ripe, and how to cube them, take a look at my post all about Mangos! Get all the tips to cut a mango into cubes or slices. 

Lime Mango Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

• 1 cup diced mango
• 2 limes zest and fresh lime juice
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of sea salt (kosher salt)
• ¼ teaspoon chile powder
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro

Mango Slaw Mix

• 2 cups diced mangos
• ½ green cabbage sliced thin about 6 cups (you can swap in napa cabbage or even purple cabbage)
• ¼ jicama peeled and grated (about 3 cups)
• chopped cilantro for garnish with an extra a squeeze of lime

Lime-Mango Vinaigrette

1. In a blender or food processor, mix until smooth: mango, lime, lime zest, orange juice, honey, ginger, olive oil, salt, pepper, and hot hatch chile powder (or substitute a tiny pinch of cayenne).
2. Keep in a small mason jar in the fridge for up to a week.
3. Chop 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro, and stir into dressing. If you blend in the cilantro, it turns the dressing green, and it will not be orange!
4. You will have about 1 cup of dressing from this recipe.

Mango Jicama Slaw

1. Peel and grate ¼ of jicama. Use a vegetable peeler to get the tough skin off. Then grate in a Cuisinart or a box grater.
2. Use a mango cutter to open the fruit, and cut the mango into small diced cubes.
3. Slice or grate ½ green cabbage. Shred in a Cuisinart or slice thinly with a knife.
4. In a large bowl, toss green cabbage, jicama, and mango.
5. Pour dressing, and garnish with chopped cilantro.

Variations

-You can add a little Greek yogurt into the dressing if you like it creamier.

-Cabbages that will work; red cabbage/purple cabbage, or napa cabbage.

-Add fresh herbs in place of cilantro like fresh mint, basil, or parsley.

-Use any bag of pre shredded cabbage coleslaw mix or cabbage slaw from the store, then add in your jicama and mango.

-Mangos are amazing, but you could swap in tropical fruits like pineapple or papaya, those would bring so much flavor.

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How To Cut A Mango

You can cut a mango easily in two different ways:

1. use a good sharp chef knife - can be a bit tricky, and you will lose more of the fruit as it is hard to get the knife in the right position to preserve the mango fruit.

2. use a gadget called a mango splitter - has the advantage of safety. The sharp stainless steel blades slice cleanly through the mango and leave almost nothing behind on the large flat seed.

Once you remove the mango fruit from the pit, you can then slice the mango into thin strips, cubes, or long pieces as you wish.

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