Goldy's Special Salad

Rating: 4.23 stars
31 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 15
  • 4 star values: 11
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 3
  • 1 star values: 0

All the fresh ingredients make this salad a great side dish or a whole meal by itself! The black pepper brings out the flavor of the mangos.

By Shana Hillman
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • In a large salad bowl, combine the spinach, mango, avocado, tomato, onion and mushrooms.

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  • Prepare the dressing in a jar by combining the oil, vinegar, pepper and sugar. Seal, shake well, and pour over salad. Toss and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
216.4 calories; 5.5 g protein; 20.4 g carbohydrates; 0 mg cholesterol; 68.1 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

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PRINCESS20NY
Rating: 5 stars
09/17/2006
Great salad. Would have never thought to mix all these ingredients together to create something this good. Don't like Spinach and I'm not crazy about mango but I gave it a chance and found it to be very interesting and delicious. I was afraid this would become a bland mess of stuff mixed together but was amazed how you can taste each and every ingredient separately and yet each one goes so well together with the others... Will be making this again SOON! A Read More
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DELTAQUEEN50
Rating: 3 stars
06/09/2008
A nice salad. I left out the tomatoes as I didn't like the idea of mangoes and tomatoes together. I found the dressing a little on the bland side I would probably use a balsamic vinegar dressing next time. Read More
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31 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 15
  • 4 star values: 11
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 3
  • 1 star values: 0
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PRINCESS20NY
Rating: 5 stars
09/17/2006
Great salad. Would have never thought to mix all these ingredients together to create something this good. Don't like Spinach and I'm not crazy about mango but I gave it a chance and found it to be very interesting and delicious. I was afraid this would become a bland mess of stuff mixed together but was amazed how you can taste each and every ingredient separately and yet each one goes so well together with the others... Will be making this again SOON! A Read More
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PRINCESS20NY
Rating: 5 stars
09/17/2006
Great salad. Would have never thought to mix all these ingredients together to create something this good. Don't like Spinach and I'm not crazy about mango but I gave it a chance and found it to be very interesting and delicious. I was afraid this would become a bland mess of stuff mixed together but was amazed how you can taste each and every ingredient separately and yet each one goes so well together with the others... Will be making this again SOON! A Read More
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ABoston
Rating: 5 stars
03/28/2004
Fantastic! The dressing makes this salad zing and it really improves if you can make it at least a few hours ahead of time. It's punch comes from the combination of pepper and mango-- I recommend using only white pepper as it's intense bite is a nicer compliment to the mango. Yet if you only have black pepper you will still create a great tasting salad. We enjoy this with Seared Scallops with Spicy Papaya Sauce (found on allrecipes.com) Read More
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PAMELA D. aPROpos of nothing
Rating: 4 stars
05/15/2009
While I liked everything together the dressing was very tart not necessarily a bad thing. I used raspberry champagne vinegar as I didn't realize I was out of white wine vinegar. I will reduce vinegar by at least half and up the sugar a tad next time which will still make enough dressing for this amount of salad. Read More
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HEART4ESL
Rating: 4 stars
05/21/2003
I doubled the amount of everything except the spinach and fed 5 for lunch. We had plenty of leftovers. Mango was a delightful addition. The dressing was very tart and I added about 1/8 c of sugar. I would add more next time. Husband and company loved the salad. I will make it again. It was great with soup and sourdough rolls on a cold day! Read More
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KndlPWendl
Rating: 4 stars
03/30/2010
Really great presentation! Left out the avocado and my wife vetoed the dressing after tasting it. We used a bottled light raspberry vinegarette instead. I was concerned it might be too sweet but the salad got raves. Read More
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Jojobean
Rating: 5 stars
11/04/2005
I bought a bigger salad bowl so that I could make this salad again. I love the combination of mango and avocado - it tastes great and looks very colourful. Read More
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DARKGRYPHONESS
Rating: 5 stars
01/29/2003
This is a wonderful salad! My husband and I loved it and my two year old picks the fruit out will make again. Read More
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Kerri Simmons
Rating: 4 stars
03/25/2007
I just had to add some cheese. I thought it needed just a little bit more flavor contrast. Feta this time but I think blue Cheese would be better..... Read More
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DELTAQUEEN50
Rating: 3 stars
06/08/2008
A nice salad. I left out the tomatoes as I didn't like the idea of mangoes and tomatoes together. I found the dressing a little on the bland side I would probably use a balsamic vinegar dressing next time. Read More
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