Tossed Salad with Mango, Roasted Coconut and Lime Vinaigrette

Name: Tossed Salad with Mango, Roasted Coconut and Lime Vinaigrette
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters canola oil; 2 carrots; 1 small fresh coconut; 1 teaspoons chopped habanero pepper (protect your hands and eyes, avoid breathing in fumes); 1 Tbsp hot sauce; 1 head your favorite lettuce; 2 fresh limes; 2 mangoes; 1 red onion; 118 milliliters red wine vinegar; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tomatoes

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Tossed Salad with Mango, Roasted Coconut and Lime Vinaigrette a try. This recipe makes 8 servings with 104 calories, 2g of protein, and 5g of fat each. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up hot sauce, carrots, lettuce, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, whole 30, and vegan diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Place coconut on a towel, and with a mallet (or hammer) and punch (or clean screwdriver), tap "through-holes" into at least 2 of the "eyes" (recessed spots) of the coconut and drain out the liquid.

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Coconut

Punch

Place the coconut on a baking sheet and roast it for about 1 hour. Microwave the limes in a small bowl to release essential oils and set aside to cool.

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Coconut

Lime

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Baking Sheet

Microwave

Bowl

When coconut is cool enough to handle, place on a towel and break open with mallet. Shave the roasted "meat" out of the coconut with a paring knife and briefly set aside. Peel the mangoes, cut the fruit away from seed, and then dice small. Peel the carrots, and use a vegetable peeler to shave carrots into ribbons. Slice onion as thin as possible.

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Vegetable

Carrot

Coconut

Mango

Fruit

Onion

Meat

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Peeler

Knife

Cut tomatoes into wedges.

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Tomato

Prepare vinaigrette by squeezing limes into a small bowl (remember to add essential oils).

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Vinaigrette

Lime

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Bowl

Mix in vinegar, habanero, and hot sauce.

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Hot Sauce

Habanero Chili

Vinegar

Drizzle the oil into the mixture slowly while whisking constantly, to thicken dressing. Season with salt and pepper to your liking.

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Salt And Pepper

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Cut lettuce into 1/2-inch wide pieces and place in bowl, and add tomatoes and carrots. Lightly toss in the dressing. Top with onions, coconut, and mangoes.

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Tomato

Carrot

Coconut

Lettuce