Mango Cucumber Summer Slaw
Mango Cucumber Summer Slaw recipe is a cool, crisp salad–perfect for hot weather! This mango cucumber salad takes only 15 minutes to make!
We love a good mango salad for summer. This Mango Cucumber Salad is a refreshing combination of cool crisp cucumbers, sweet ripe mango, and finely chopped veggies with a refreshingly tangy vinaigrette. It’s also gorgeous for summer entertaining.
Remember when hosting, that not everything needs to be made from scratch. Take shortcuts when you need to. I’m just not sure about shortcuts with slaw. I’d love to hear what you think … sometimes store-bought isn’t that good. Which is why we love this recipe!
Mango Cucumber Summer Slaw
For today’s recipe, this Mango Cucumber Summer Slaw, I’ve yet to find it store-bought, and taste so good. We love it served with chicken, kebabs (yummy summer grilling), and burgers.
Mango Cucumber Salad Ingredients
This lovely, fresh, summer slaw is made with cucumber, mango, cabbage (of course), bell peppers, and of course jalapeños. Don’t forget the fresh herbs!
All you need are these ingredients:
- Cucumber
- Mango
- Shredded cabbage
- Baby bell peppers
- Jalapeño pepper
- Mint or cilantro, or both
- Kosher salt
- Sesame oil
- Rice vinegar
- Lime juice
- Honey or granulated sugar
- Sesame seeds, black, white or both
- Coconut aminos, or soy sauce
- Fish sauce
What are the different types of coleslaw?
There are so many versions of savory mango salad recipes and slaws. This Prosciutto Wrapped Mango Salad is not a slaw, but is so good with mango.
- 2-ingredient Coleslaw recipe
- Jalapeno Coleslaw
- Creamy Buttermilk Coleslaw
- Southern Style Coleslaw
- Tangy Corn Coleslaw
- Pineapple Coleslaw Recipe
- Serve coleslaw and sauerkraut
Also, here’s another favorite Orange Cranberry Summer Slaw Salad that we love to serve for company!
How do you make Mango Cucumber Salad (Asian style)
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Whisk together sesame oil, seeds, rice vinegar, sugar, coconut aminos (or soy sauce), fish sauce, lime, and salt. Whisk until blended.
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Toss the dressing in a large bowl with vegetables, mango, and herbs.
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Serve slaw on burgers, wraps, sandwiches, salads, sliders, or as a side dish!
How do you store summer slaw?
How do you store summer slaw?Make ahead and keep in the fridge for a few hours before serving. We don’t recommend making and storing overnight, because the slaw (cucumbers and mango) can get a little soft.
Serve fresh the day of – the best!
But … you can prep the night before. I would add the dressing right before serving.
Of course, leftovers are great in wraps or sandwiches the next day.
How do you make a mango salad dressing?
This salad dressing is more of a vinaigrette.
In a small bowl, add the sesame oil, seeds, rice vinegar, sugar, coconut aminos (or soy sauce), fish sauce, lime, and salt. Whisk together until blended.
Optional to mash up some mango and add to the dressing for a more “mango” flavor.
This quote sums up hosting … it’s never a waste of time. Never.
“For is there any practice less selfish, any labor less alienated, any time less wasted, than preparing something delicious and nourishing for people you love?” ― Michael Pollan
Something always fantastic comes from having people over, whether the words spoken, stories shared, recipe inspired, or even physical touch.
That doesn’t mean I’m not doing last-minute things. Hosting is never perfect, and timing always gets off, at least for me.
We love to hug our guests when they walk through the door! You, too?
Recipes to serve with a mango slaw
Serve slaw on burgers, wraps, sandwiches, salads, sliders, or as a side dish!
Happy hosting!
Get the Recipe:
Mango Cucumber Summer Slaw
Ingredients
- ½ large cucumber, split lengthwise, seeded, and julienned
- 1 ripe mango, peeled and julienned
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 6 baby bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, seeded and julienned
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and julienned
- ⅓ cup roughly chopped mint or cilantro, or both
make the vinaigrette:
- ¼ cup sesame oil
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- ½ Tbsp honey or granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp sesame seeds, black, white or both
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos, or soy sauce
- ½ tsp fish sauce
Instructions
- Whisk together sesame oil, salt, rice vinegar, lime, sugar, seeds, coconut aminos (or soy sauce), and fish sauce. Whisk until blended.
- Prepare the veggies, mango, and herbs in a large mixing bowl. Add the dressing and toss.
- Serve slaw on burgers, wraps, sandwiches, salads, sliders, or as a side dish!
Notes
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Great ingredients and I loved it! However, my hubby thought it was too much sesame oil and I tend to agree. next time I’ll add only 1/4 cup.
Yes, the recipe does call for 1/4 cup!
How many does this feed? Do I need to make a double batch for 15 people? It will go along with burgers.
It feeds 6. Yes you would need to double the recipe!
Just made this. Added more veg cuz they wanted to be used. Left out the oil and used about 1/2 the honey. It was very yummy. Next time I will add a little of the oil because that will add a lot of great flavor
Just wondering how long will
This salad keep
I’m guessing 2-3 days. Over time it will get more watery and less crunchy but still have yummy flavor!
So good!! I had to tweak since I didn’t have or don’t use some of the ingredients but it was still amazing! I used extra coconut amino’s for the fish sauce and olive oil for the sesame oil and apple cider vinegar for the rice vinegar. Probably not as asian but super yum! I love the comment above of using an orange vinaigrette. Definitely trying something like that and definitely going to try it on my burger next time!
Can you substitute anything else for the fish sauce? Dont want to buy a whole jar for 1/2 tsp. Also, I plan on using canned mango bc its so much easier and tastes great! Thanks!
You can use soy sauce, which won’t be the same but still good! :)
Can’t wait to try this out for our next bbq. Love slaw.
This looks like a fresh summer version of slaw. This will be great for summer bbqs.
Can I prep this over night to be served the next day? If so do I add the dressing overnight or wait to put dressing on till serving. Thanks!
Yes, you can prep the night before. I would add the dressing before serving.
Could an orange vinegrette dressing be used?
For sure! Yum!
This salad was absolutely DELICIOUS! I’ll definitely be making this over and over again.
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
I’m not sure, because we devouor it when we make it. LOL. Sorry!
This looks so good! What an interesting blend of flavors! I wouldn’t have thought to put them together!