Reviewed: Aug. 9, 2011

LOVED this salad. Thought the dressing was perfect and loved the combination of ingredients! I felt the almonds were a tad too sweet and next time I will either eliminate the sugar coating or reduce it by half. Thank you so much for sharing this great salad recipe!

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Mi Being Mi

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Alma, Michigan, USA

Living In: Topeka, Kansas, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2011

The dressing and strawberries reminded me of a strawberry limeade, very refreshing for summer! I don't like honey, but it blended nicely in the dressing. I only toasted the almonds, I don't think they needed the extra sugar. The salad was also good without the coconut and onion. I added some cotija cheese for a little saltiness, I think feta would be good too.

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foxyj

Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2011

This recipe is perfect as is.

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Christine

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2011

This just didn't do it for me. I love salads but there was no WOW factor with this one.

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aopiuofc

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Crystal Lake, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2011

This gorgeous salad appeared to have promise since I always enjoy a spin-off of the spinach-strawberry combo, but the amount of honey in the dressing made the dressing cloyingly sweet. Adding in the sugared almonds and (sweetened) flaked coconut and this salad became far too saccharine to be relished beyond a few bites.

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Nicolette

Reviewed: May 21, 2011

This salad was a huge hit at the potluck. I used honey mustard cause I didn't have dijon handy. It turned out great and was gone in a flash! I do agree that the dressing needs just a touch more sweetener even though I love the tart fresh lime flavor. I added scant 1 T of sugar to the dressing and thought it was perfect. I subbed meyer lemon olive oil for the vegetable oil and brown sugar for the white the next time I made the salad and added a little agave sweetener to the dressing - just as fabulous!!

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14cookn

Reviewed: May 4, 2011

So good! I just eyeballed the ingredients on the dressing since I was just making it for myself. Yum! I loved the coconut, but I did forget to toast it and know it would have been so much better! Great, fun recipe!

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mommyluvs2cook

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: Santa Fe, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2011

Very good salad! I made it for a crowd and got rave reviews. The cooked nuts were delicious alone (make extra to munch on). I added the sugar to the dressing by mistake, but would do it again in the future because it was yummy.

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bigmama

Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2011

OMG! This salad is amazing. I loved the flavors, the only change I would make next time is using a sweet onion; the red onion's flavor was just a little to bold for me. Also when I made the dressing I added 1 tablespoon sugar, it was a little sour still for me even with the honey. I will be making this often. Thanks for the great recipe.

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Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 19, 2011

By: Carol Just made this for a Valentine Dinner and my guests comments were "WOW" best salad we've had in a long time. "Can we have the recipe?" My usual answer, can't do that, it's an old family recipe.

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