Mango Salad with Spicy Dressing
A spontaneous creation by Louisa, a Felix volunteer
This month we have something a little different for you, courtesy of one of our amazing Felix volunteers. Please meet Louisa, who regularly volunteers in our Felix Kitchen, helping our chefs' prepare and cook some of the 5,000 meals that we send out every day.
Louisa has been volunteering in the kitchen since it opened in 2021. She loves the atmosphere and teamwork here in the kitchen and can’t stand the thought of good food going to waste. When she's not chopping hundreds of kilos of fresh vegetables, Louisa also prepares the salads that we serve at lunch in Poplar for all the volunteers and staff.
With no set menu or recipes, Louisa scours the kitchen and warehouse for surplus ingredients, which she transforms into healthy and delicious salads.
And because her salads are made from surplus, they are different every week. It just shows how versatile ingredients can be when you're not confined by a recipe.
If you would like to try one of Louisa's tasty creations in person, why not sign up for a volunteering shift in Poplar?
Recipe & Ingredients
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1:
Louisa with a member of Felix staff search for ingredients in the Poplar warehouse.
Step 2:
We found loads of precut packaged mangos nearing their best before date, which was all the inspiration Louisa needed.
Step 3:
Slice your onion and mix with some lemon juice to mellow their flavour.
Step 4:
Our mangos came precut, so if you are using a fresh whole mango, cut it into bite-sized chunks.
Step 5:
Chop your chilis finely. Like it extra spicy? Add as much as you like or less if you are sensitive to heat. Combine with fresh lime juice, sugar, soy sauce and ginger.
Note on the ginger: We did not have any fresh ginger in the warehouse or kitchen but we did find a ginger defense health drink, the little juice shots available in most grocery stores. So we used that to get the ginger kick we wanted.
Step 6:
Combine mango, onions and the sauce. Add your choice of green leaves into the mixture and serve.
We hope you enjoy! Please make sure to send pictures of your finished dish to [email protected]
