Ginger, Green Apple, Sweet Onion And Coconut Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 granny smith apples, quartered lengthwise, cored and thinly sliced crosswise (about 1 pound)
• 1 small sweet onion, such as vidalia, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 piece ginger, about 3 inches, peeled and cut into 1/8-by-2-inch matchsticks
• 1/2 cup fresh coconut, finely grated (i used frozen)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons basil, finely shredded
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup lemon verbena leaves (about 3 ounces) or 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, tender inner bulbs only, crushed
• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 in a blender, combine the lemon verbena with the oil and blend for 2 minutes. pour the oil into a jar and let stand for 1 hour, then strain, pressing on the solids to extract as much oil as possible. season with the salt.
• 2 toss the apples with the onion, ginger, coconut, lemon juice and basil. season with salt and pepper. add 3 tablespoons of lemon verbena oil and toss; serve.