Saturday, September 3, 2011

811 Recipes: 4 Luscious Mango Cucumber Combinations

         1. Mango Mint Cucumber Smoothie 

 
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Mango Mint Cucumber Smoothie [1]

Try this sweet,  delicious, and refreshing smoothie recipe! It's smooth and delightful, and the flavor is truly one of a kind.

     *Ingredients:        

        - 1 cucumber
        - 2 mangoes
        - 7 mint leaves
        - 1/2 cup ice

     *Preparation:
         - Peel and cube the mangoes and cucumber.
         - Place the mango, cucumber, ice, and mint in a blender, and blend until smooth.
         - Garnish with mint leaves.

         2. Cucumber, Mango, and Red Bell Pepper Salad


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Cucumber, Mango, and Red Bell Pepper Salad
[2]
Mangoes and cucumbers combine wonderfully, and mangoes are just so delicious this time of year! This recipe is one you have to try while mangoes are in season, it is truly delectable.

     *Ingredients:      
           - 3 mangoes
           - 2 large cucumbers
           - 1/3 cup green onion
           - 3 red bell peppers
           - juice of one lime
           - cilantro to taste

     *Preparation:
           - Chop the mangoes, cucumbers, and red bell peppers into cubes of similar size. 
           - Dice the green onion.
           - Place the mangoes, cucumbers, green onion, and bell peppers in a large bowl. Squeeze lime over mixture and add cilantro to taste. Toss and enjoy!
           
          3. Cucumber Mango Salsa

Cucumber Mango Salsa [3]
Cucumber Mango Salsa [3]
This amazing salsa is wonderful wrapped in romaine or iceberg lettuce leaves. It makes an incredible, flavorful dinner.
     
     *Ingredients:     
          - 2 mangoes
          - 4 tomatoes
          - 2 cucumbers
          - 2 green bell peppers
          - 1/2 cup red onion
          - 1 jalapeno
          - juice of one lime
          - 2 heads of iceberg or romaine lettuce

     *Preparation:
          - Chop the mangoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, and green bell peppers into cubes of similar size.
         - Dice the red onion and jalapeno.
         - Place the mangoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, red onion, and jalapeno in a bowl. Drizzle with lime juice and toss.
         - Pull off whole, individual lettuce leaves and rinse. Dry and place on a plate as a wrapper for the salsa.

      *Variation:
        - You can also slice rounds of cucumber to dip in your salsa, or dip other veggies, like carrots or celery, in your salsa.

          4. Mango Strawberry Cucumber Salad

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Mango Strawberry Cucumber Salad
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Kajsa, one of my friends from 30 Bananas a Day, shared this recipe, and I just think it is so delicious and amazing that I had to share it with you. Try this beautiful, sweet, and refreshing salad! 

     *Ingredients:     
          - 2 mangoes
          - 2 cucumbers
          -16 oz strawberries

     *Preparation:
         - Peel and cube the mangoes and cucumber. 
         - Remove the stems from the strawberries, and slice them in halves.
         - Mix the mangoes, cucumbers, and strawberries.

1. Picture from Downtime Boston
2. Picture from Clean and Delicious
3.  Pictures from http://thefoodaddicts.com.
4. Wonderful idea from Kajsa on 30BAD!