Mango and avocado salad is a summertime classic. In this recipe, I take that one step further by adding black beans and cilantro. I then pile it on top of spiralized zucchini for a quick, easy, and refreshing meal. From Choosing Raw: Making Raw Foods Part of the Way You Eat by Gena Hamshaw. Reprinted with permission from Da Capo Lifelong, © 2014. Photo by Hannah Kaminsky.
Zucchini Pasta with Mango, Avocado, and Black Bean Salsa
Author: Gena Hamshaw
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Raw / Healthy
Prep time:
Total time:
Serves: 4
Mango and avocado salad is a summertime classic. In this recipe, I take that one step further by adding black beans and cilantro. I then pile it on top of spiralized zucchini for a quick, easy, and refreshing meal.
Ingredients
- 2 ripe Haas avocados, halved, pitted, and cut into 3⁄4-inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1⁄2-inch cubes
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more as garnish
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon agave nectar or pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 cups cooked black beans, or 1(14-ounce) can
- 4 medium zucchinis, spiralized
Instructions
- Toss all the ingredients except for the zucchini in a mixing bowl. Combine well.
- Divide the zucchini onto four plates. Top each with a quarter of the mango mixture. Sprinkle with extra cilantro, and serve.
- To store, keep the zucchini pasta and the mango mixture separate. Both will keep, stored in an airtight container in the fridge, for 2 days.
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- Try more raw veggie “noodle” dishes.
- Explore more of VegKitchen’s super savory salads.
- See VegKitchen’s review of World Cuisine Tri-Blade Spiral Slicer.
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5 Comments
Sandy Halliday
January 31, 2015 at 10:20 amThis looks so delicious I can’t wait to try it out. Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables but I’ll have to get a sprializer first. That is one gadget I haven’t got.
Nava
January 31, 2015 at 10:23 pmSandy, you can use a vegetable peeler to make “linguine” from your zucchini. Perhaps not as much fun as the spiral shape, but it will still taste good!
Kina
March 18, 2016 at 5:54 amThis look delish! I don’t have cilantro but I do have some frozen mango that I use for smoothies plus the other ingredients! I’m thinking if I make it this morning the mango will thaw enough by dinner. I’ll report back!
Kina
March 19, 2016 at 4:07 pmI’m back! The frozen mango did thaw by dinner but it made it a little too liquidy. I liked it ok but felt like I wanted something more added to it. I’m not sure what though. I can see the potential so I will play around with it to suit my taste. Thanks so much for sharing!
Nava
March 21, 2016 at 7:37 pmThanks for your input, Kina. I can now see why frozen mango wouldn’t be ideal — anything that’s been thawed does throw off more liquid. Hope you enjoyed this otehrwise.