Recipe: Mango Salad with Creamy Orange Jalapeno Dressing

Mango Salad

Creamy Orange Jalapeno Dressing:
1/3 cup crema Mexicana (Mexican-style whipping cream)
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon Tabasco brand Green Pepper Sauce

Mango Salad:
4 large ripe mangoes, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
1 cup peeled, diced jicama (about 1/2 pound)
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Lettuce leaves
6 thin slices red onion, separated into rings

Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until well blended. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

Combine mango, jicama, red pepper, cilantro and lime juice in a medium bowl. Toss gently but thoroughly. Cover and chill.

Arrange lettuce leaves on 6 salad plates. Mound 1/2 cup mango mixture in center of plate. Drizzle 1 1/2 tablespoons dressing over each salad. Garnish with onion rings.

Makes 6 servings.