Destination Spa Salad

Ingredients-

For the tempering-

• 1 teaspoon coconut oil
• ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon asafetida powder
• ½ green chili, slit in the middle (or to taste)
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder

• About 4 cups of mixed greens- I used a prewashed precut bag with a combination of kale, broccoli rabe, cabbage, Brussel sprouts and radicchio.

• ½ fresh ripe pineapple, skin removed, cored and chopped into chunks.
• 1 small red delicious apple, cored and diced
• 8 blackberries

For the dressing-

• ¾ cup pineapple pieces (I reserved the better looking pieces to toss in the salad)
• 1/8 cup coconut milk powder or coconut cream from a can
• ½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
• Pink Himalayan rock salt to taste

Topping-

• 2 tablespoons roasted pumpkin seeds

To make the Destination Spa salad-

1. In a small pan, heat the coconut oil over medium heat. Add the mustard seeds and when they start to sputter, add the asafetida, green chili and turmeric powder. As soon as they sizzle and are fragrant, remove from heat. Let it cool a bit.
2. Chop the washed and dried mixed greens if not using a fresh package of salad greens mix.
3. Put them in a bowl, add the tempered oil and spices and massage the greens for about a minute. remove and discard the chili pepper. Set aside.
4. Make the dressing- Simply combine all ingredients for the dressing and blend until smooth and creamy. If the pineapple is not sweet and tangy, you may need to add some sugar and lime juice. It makes about ½ cup dressing.
5. To the massaged greens, add the reserved pineapple pieces, diced apple, blackberries. Pour some of the dressing, toss and serve topped with the roasted pumpkin seeds. Serve extra dressing on the side!

Note: This salad can also be made with the addition of 1 cup of shredded rotisserie chicken