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Ginger, Green Apple, Sweet Onion And Coconut Salad Recipe

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Ingredients

salt & freshly ground black pepper .
1 pinch salt .
1 piece ginger, about 3 inches, peeled & cut into 1/8-by-2-inch matchsticks .
2 tbsps basil, finely shredded .
2 granny smith apples, quartered lengthwise, cored & thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 lb) .
Lemon Verbena Oil .
1 c lemon verbena leaves, tender inner white bulbs only, crushed (about 3 oz) or 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, tender inner white bulbs only, crushed .
3 tbsps fresh lemon juice .
1/2 c fresh coconut, finely grated (I used frozen) .
1/2 c grapeseed oil .
1 small sweet onion, such as Vidalia, quartered lengthwise & thinly sliced crosswise

Directions

Step #1 In a mixer, mix the lemon verbena with the oil & mix for 2 mins.
Step #2 Pour the oil into a jar & let this stand for 1 hr, then strain, pressing on the solids to extract as much oil as possible.
Step #3 Spice up with the salt.
Step #4 Toss the apples with the onion, coconut, ginger, lemon juice & basil.
Step #5 Spice up with salt & pepper.
Step #6 Add 3 tbsps of Lemon Verbena Oil & toss; serve.
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