Awesome Summer Salad Recipe (Please excuse the language...)

Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to share a great summer salad recipe that I've been making quite frequently. It comes courtesy of Thug Kitchen (so please excuse or enjoy the profanity) and the recipe is as follows:

ROASTED STRAWBERRY SALAD

16 medium strawberries, about 1 pound

1 teaspoon olive oil

a pinch of salt

½ cup coconut flakes (you can use sliced almonds to save some cash)

¼ cup lemon juice

3 tablespoons red wine vinegar

3 tablespoons olive oil

a big bunch of basil, chopped into thin strips, about 2/3 cup

salt and pepper to taste

1 big head of lettuce (green leaf, spinach, butter, whatthe****ever kind of lettuce is fine)

Warm up your oven to 400 degrees. Cut the green tops off the strawberries and throw that **** out. Slice the berries in half lengthwise. Toss them in a bowl with the teaspoon of olive oil and salt. Mix that **** up good so everything is coated. Put the strawberries cut side down on a cookie sheet. I hate doing dishes so I usually cover the cookie sheet with foil or something because the strawberries can release some juice and it’s annoying as **** to clean. Roast the strawberries for 10 minutes. Throw the coconut flakes in their own section on the cookie sheet and then roast them at the same time for 3 more minutes or until the coconut looks toasted. Let everything cool the **** down to about room temperature.

Mix together the lemon juice, vinegar, and oil in a small glass. Toss the lettuce and the basil in a big bowl and add as much of the dressing, salt, and pepper as you like. Make sure everything is coated and then put the strawberries and coconut flakes on top. Arrange that **** so it looks nice. If you don’t feel like ****ing with the oven then just leave the strawberries raw. I don’t give a **** JUST EAT A ****ING SALAD or 10.

Serve 4 people as a side or 1 jolly green giant

*** A few notes ***

I made this whole recipe and split the recipe in half (ex. I'd made it for dinner, eat half and have the rest for lunch the next day). Also, I only made half the dressing -- tread lightly on it. When I did the recipe in MFP, it came to just under 300 cals/serving with less dressing (and used even less than I reported) and it's fabulous.

Check it out!