Green Pawpaw Salad
Papaya (Pawpaw) is a fruit that is a big part of the West Indian diet. Versatile as a filler or wonderful on its own when ripe off the tree, we put it to a lot of uses around our house. This green pawpaw salad has always been a healthy hit around the house. It is easy to make and a unique addition to any menu (although privately this particular recipe is more Thai than West Indian with the way I do it here).
1 Tablespoon dried shrimp
3 ½ Oz. Borra beans (green beans can be substituted)
1 Medium lettuce, shredded
5 Cherry Tomatoes, halved
1 Medium green pawpaw (about 2 cups), peeled and grated
1/4 Cup lime juice
2 Tablespoons fish sauce
2 Teaspoons brown sugar
2 red chili peppers
1 Clove garlic
1/2 Cup unsalted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
Making the Green Pawpaw Salad...
Pound the dried shrimp in a mortar and pestle into a fine powder, set aside.
To make the dressing use a mortar and pestle to pound the garlic and chili to make a paste. Add the sugar, lime juice, fish sauce, and ground shrimp. Set a side in a small bowl.
Wash and peel the green pawpaw, and grate on the larger side of a box grater. In a medium size bowl toss with a little of the dressing.
Cook the bora beans in a pan of boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain and then plunge into iced water, drain again. Shred the lettuce and arrange on a serving platter with the green beans. Top with the green Pawpaw and chopped nuts. Serve with white rice and carrot sticks.
Try this Recipe and Others
The Zoom class we made these recipes for was entitled "A Light Sushi Stack Dinner". The recipes are very simple and easy to prepare. Try a recipe at a time, or make a whole dinner. Regardless, we hope that you enjoy these finger foods as much as we did!
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