Mango and Blueberry Salad Recipe – A Fruity Green Summer Salad
This incredibly juicy and tasty mango and blueberry salad recipe is the perfect summery green salad, with a fruity punch and some crunch! If you like this type of salad, try this Crunchy Snow Pea Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette. This post contains affiliate links.
I hate mango. There, I said it. I don’t like mango sorbets, juices, or anything to mango-ey. And I won’t touch blueberries plain either.
But toss them together in a gorgeous and flavorful summery salad and I simply can’t get enough!
I first put this salad together for a relative’s barbecue and while it’s not quite on-theme, it’s such a refreshing change from all the salty foods we tend to eat at barbecues.
And it’s fabulous for picnics or any summery get-together too!
Switching up the mango and blueberry salad recipe
This recipe has blueberries, mango chunks, halved mandarin wedges, and candied pecans on a mix f spinach, butter lettuce, and arugula. I made a light vinaigrette with honey to go with it.
You can definitely switch things around for your preferences or dietary needs.
One thing I’ll note: this is a very fruity (and not low carb) salad, which might not work for everyone. While you can ditch some things, it’ll still be on the higher sugar end of salads.
Can you skip the nuts in mango and blueberry salad?
One of my kids is allergic to tree nuts, and while he’s outgrown some of them (including pecans) I’m always hesitant to put nuts in a salad.
However, a salad like this one really benefits from that candied crunch! There are definitely alternatives:
- Try adding homemade granola on top – super crispy granola would work best.
- For a crunch without necessarily adding sweet to an already sweet salad, you can use veggie sticks as a topper. Croutons can work as well, but with both of these you won’t quite get the same effect.
- You can also add crispy chickpeas or even sunflower seeds to get the nutty flavor (minus the sweet) in the salad.
Do you need to use these fruit?
I made this mango and blueberry salad recipe thinking what a fabulous combination that is, but you can absolutely switch it out:
- Blueberries – You can swap these for strawberries, or any sweet berry really.
- Mango – The closest swap for this would of course be cubed peaches or nectarines.
- Mandarin oranges – I really felt like this salad would benefit from the added citrus flavor! You CAN totally ditch this (the dressing does have some orange juice).
Using different greens
I was making this mango and blueberry salad for quite a crowd, so I used a package of spinach AND butter lettuce/arugula mix. However, you can really use any greens!
I’m not the biggest fan of Romaine in such a salad. You can definitely make it on baby arugula or spinach only, or using a Spring mix.
And finally, I did make the dressing for this salad, however you can really make any slightly sweet vinaigrette to go with it perfectly – so if you have a favorite dressing, go ahead and use it!
Mango and Blueberry Salad Recipe
A printable version of this is at the end of the post.
Ingredients
Salad components
- 1 Package fresh spinach
- 1 Package red butter lettuce and arugula
- 1 Pint blueberries, washed well
- 1 mango, diced
- 2-3 mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into half wedges
- A Package candied pecans
Dressing
- 2 oranges juiced (abut half a cup orange juice)
- Half cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Quarter cup wine vinegar
- 2 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
- Salt to taste
Process
1. Place your greens in a large salad bowl.
2. Top with mango, blueberries, and mandarin oranges.
3. Break up candied pecans into large chunks and sprinkle on top.
4. Mix up dressing ingredients.
5. Pour on dressing and toss immediately before serving.
Summer Fruit Green Salad
This incredible green salad is loaded with summer fruit and crunchy, nutty goodness! It's pretty forgiving and you can switch it up. It's easy to make in large batches for a crowd, but definitely scale it down if you want!
Ingredients
Salad components
- 1 Package fresh spinach
- 1 Package red butter lettuce and arugula
- 1 Pint blueberries, washed well
- 1 mango, diced
- 2-3 mandarin oranges, peeled and cut into half wedges
- A Package candied pecans, slightly crushed
Dressing
- 2 oranges juiced (abut half a cup orange juice)
- Half cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Quarter cup wine vinegar
- 2 Tablespoon honey
- 1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Place your greens in a large salad bowl.
- Top with mango, blueberries, and mandarin oranges.
- Break up candied pecans and sprinkle on top.
- Mix up dressing ingredients.
- Pour on dressing and toss immediately before serving.
Notes
- This really does serve a crowd - halve the recipe if you want (you can still use a whole mango).
- The dressing makes a lot so feel free to store the other half.
- To make it nut free, switch the candied pecans for crunchy granola, or any other salad crunch.
- Any of these fruit can really be switched out. Use strawberries instead of blueberries, peach instead of mango, and any other sweet citrus works instead of the mandarin oranges.
- I used all fresh fruit - and that's kind of the point! You can get a similar flavor using freeze dried berries adn technically you can use defrosted and drained mango chunks if you don't like cutting mango.
- This salad BEGS for a light and slightly sweet vinaigrette, however you can switch this up and just use your favorite dressing.
- This salad has lots of fruit which gives it pretty high sugar content. I'm not a nutritionist and don't feel confident putting nutrition content here but I feel like I need to issue that warning for diabetics or anyone watching their carb intake. You can reduce it by using less fruit (such as halving the mango and blueberry and ditching the citrus), omitting the honey in the vinaigrette, and using salted nuts instead of sweet. The salted nuts have the added benefit of providing protein without adding more sugar.
I hope you enjoyed this delicious mango and blueberry salad recipe! Will you be making any modifications? Got any questions? Comment below!
