Thai Papaya salad

Papaya is one of the healthiest foods you can eat.

Pair it with some crisp vegetables and make a deliciously light and refreshing salad.

The touch of lemongrass just brightens it up!

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Thai Papaya Salad

I like the green papaya salad but mine was ripe! I liked it much better than the green and relied on green apples for the tartness.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 Papaya Ripe, organic
• 1/2 Cup Green cabbage
• 1/4 Cup Red cabbage
• 2 Green apples
• 1 Baby cucumber
• 2 Radishes
• 1 Mini bell pepper Depending on size you may need two.
• 2 Green onions
• 8 Leaves Fresh basil Thai basil is preferred but any will do.

Lemongrass and ginger dressing

• 1/4 Cup Plant Yogurt I use So Delicious unsweetened coconut yogurt
• 3 TBSP Shredded coconut Unsweetened preferably
• 6 Drops Lemongrass essential oil I use Zongle food grade essence.
• 1/2 TSP Minced garlic
• 1 TSP Pureed ginger
• 1/4 TSP Himalayan salt
• 1 TBSP Umeboshi Plum Vinegar Rice vinegar will work as well.

Method

 

1. Peel papaya. Slice in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Arrange 1/2 on each plate.
2. Shred the cabbages and add to salad bowl.
3. Slice the peppers into match sticks and add to salad bowl.
4. Cut radishes in half then thinly slice and add to salad bowl.
5. Layer the basil leaves. Roll up like a cigar and slice thin to chiffonade the basil leaves. Add to salad bowl.
6. Chop green onions and add to salad bowl.
7. Peel and slice cucumber into 1" match sticks. Add to salad bowl.
8. Peel and slice green apples into 1" match sticks. Add to salad bowl.
9. Toss the salad with the dressing and spoon into the papaya's.

Lemongrass and ginger dressing

1. Add coconut to yogurt and vinegar to hydrate. Let set for at least 10 minutes while making the salad.
2. Once the coconut is hydrated, add the remaining ingredients and blend well.

Notes

This is a Snappy Sheep recipe.

 

My husband said the papaya was a little difficult to eat. He would have rather had it sliced with the salad added on top.

I use Zongle food grade, organic lemongrass essential oil. It can be found on Amazon for about $10. This oil provides a clean taste of lemongrass without all of the work.

  Zongle Lemongrass Oil