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Make mealtime festive with a tropical taste adventure you can make in a hurry. Mango, coconut, avocado, sugar snap peas and red onion tossed with a fresh honey-lime dressing create a colorful combination of exciting flavors.
DRESSING
1 teaspoon grated limes peel
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon canola oil or vegetable oil
SALAD
2 cups frozen sugar snap peas (from 1-lb. pkg.)
3 cups torn Romaine lettuce
3 cups torn Bibb lettuce
1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large ripe mango, peeled, seed removed and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 small red onion, thinly sliced, separated into rings
1/2 cup unsweetened or regular shredded coconut
In small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients; mix well.
Cook sugar snap peas as directed on package. Drain. Rinse with cold water to cool. Drain well.
In a large bowl, combine cooked sugar snap peas and all remaining salad ingredients except coconut. Add dressing; toss to coat. Sprinkle with coconut.
Judith Mettlin - Snyder, New York
Bake-Off® Contest 39, 2000 Prize Winner
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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