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In a small bowl whisk together the honey and vinegar. Add the oil and whisk to an emulsion. Taste. Adjust vinegar / oil balance to your liking.
Greens, fruit, and nuts – what else do you really need for a salad? Adding the sweet onion provides a little bite while the toasted coconut with the strawberries makes the salad “exotic”.
Greens – For the greens you can use just about anything. Personally, I prefer lighter greens such as butter leaf or a spring mix with a little arugula. Heavier greens like romaine or even spinach just don’t work for me with this combinations of ingredients.
Pinons – If you don’t have pinon nuts (pine nuts), toasted almonds or pumpkin seeds work. A few toasted chopped nuts or seeds is always a nice addition to a salad.
Coconut - I prefer dried coconut flakes but have substituted with a sweetened coconut flakes. It does make the salad a little sweeter, but you still get that tropical flavor that coconut brings to a dish.
The dressing is a simple dressing because that’s all this salad needs.
Recipe author: MJ of MJ's Kitchen