Baby Spinach Salad with Coconut-Lime Dressing

Serves

Many people don't think of adding tropical fruits to veggies and salad greens, but the combination is amazingly good.

This flavorful salad is a lovely study in color and textures, and it always elicits rave reviews.


Ingredients

2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
  grated zest of 1 lime
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons Sugar
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon Toasted sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon Asian chile sauce
  Sea salt (to taste)
5 ounces Earthbound Farm Organic Baby Spinach
1 small Earthbound Farm Organic Carrot (coarsely grated)
1/2 cup julienned Earthbound Farm Organic Mango
1/2 cup julienned papaya
1/3 cup julienned jicama
1/4 cup roasted, salted sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons shredded sweet coconut


Directions

Make the dressing by combining the ingredients in a jar and shaking vigorously to combine.

Place the spinach and carrot in a large bowl. Add two-thirds of the dressing and toss.

Divide the dressed mixture between 4 plates and garnish each serving with some of the mango, papaya, jicama, sunflower seeds and coconut. Drizzle the remaining dressing atop each salad and serve immediately.