I loved this recipe (with some additions from the comments) - I reduced the oil, increased the juice, used rice wine vinegar, added the garlic and ginger and some sugar for the dressing - ABSOLUTELY necessary additions or else you're basically just pouring juice on your salad. - I also included red peppers in the salad and it was a HUGE hit.
I just served this to a party of 100 for a Hawaiian Luau. Lots of people asked for the recipe and said this was delicious. I made some changes to the vinaigrette. I used Rice Wine Vinegar instead of Red Wine Vinegar and added fresh ginger and garlic to the dressing to add depth to the taste. Also added a little sugar to balance the flavors.
I made this recipe for my gourmet group in which I was doing a Luau theme. Everyone loved it. I made several changes though. I increased the pineapple juice to 1/2 cup and used extra (fresh only!!!) cutup pineapple on each individual plate. For presentation I also used some star fruit on each plate (looks pretty and adds more color). Also I decreased the onion to 2 and upped the coconut to 1/2 cup. I really wanted to bring out the tropical flavors of this recipe. I would definitely make this recipe again!
Great salad! Such a delicious combination. I used ready-made real bacon bits and they worked fine. Upped the amount of pineapple juice because I wanted more of that flavor. Also used canned pineapple tidbits. By using the canned pineapple and precooked bacon I saved a ton of time. Also used macadamia nuts (they were salted so I rinsed them off because toasting. My daughter liked it as well even though she doesn't like coconut. I have made tons of salads using various fruits but never have dabbled with pineapple in this kind of combination. This is my new favorite and I am going to say the best salad I have ever had in my life.
What a great salad! We loved it even kids and will make again. I omitted the bacon (didn't have any) increased the pineapple juice to 1/2 cup as suggested and had to use the sugar-coated almonds rather than the macadamias. The toasted coconut is so good on this salad! Thanks Marianne! Delicious!
LOVED this salad! All the flavors came together and made for a very elegant yet tropical salad. Once the dressing goes on you have to eat it - the leftovers became soggy overnight. Eat what you make!
This was a really tastey light and easy salad to make. I'm always looking for more salad recipes that encorporate fruit and greens. Everyone liked it. I had some butter lettuce and baby spinach on hand so I mixed that in with the romaine lettuce and it made for a nice salad mix. Makes a bit too much dressing for the size of the salad but there was absolutely nothing wrong with the taste! It will be something I make again.
At first I wasn't sure if anyone would like this different salad. However it was a hit at a luau I attended. It's even better the next day!
This is a great salad.I did'nt change a thing. Even my 3 year old nephew ate 3 servings of this.
I added sugar to make it sweet and added raisins.
