Thai Papaya Salad is generally made with green papaya. This papaya was very ripe. Either could be used. Served with my Thai Coconut and Lime Dressing, this is a delightful summery salad!

Did you know Papaya is very beneficial to the digestive system? Buy the ones from Mexico to ensure they are not GMO.

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Thai Papaya Chopped Salad

I like the green papaya salad but mine was ripe! I relied on green apples for the tartness you would normally get from green papaya. The choice is yours.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Papaya Green or Ripe, organic
  • 1 Cup Green cabbage
  • 1/2 Cup Red cabbage
  • 2 Green apples
  • 1 Cucumber
  • 2 Radishes
  • 1 Fresno or Serrano Pepper Depending on size you may need two.
  • 3 Green onions
  • 1 Avocado
  • 6-8 Mint leaves
  • 3-4 Sprigs Fresh Thai basil Thai basil is preferred but any will do.
  • 1/2 Cup Thai Cashews Substitute Chili peanuts
  • 3 TBSP Shredded coconut Unsweetened preferably
  • 1/4 TSP Himalayan salt

Method
 

  1. Peel papaya. Slice in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Chop into a 1/2" dice.
  2. Finely shred the cabbages and add to salad bowl.
  3. Remove stems and seeds from peppers. Slice the peppers into 1/8" rings and add to salad bowl.
  4. Peel and slice cucumber. Slice in two lengthwise then slice into 1/4" crescents. Add to salad bowl.
  5. Cut radishes in half then thinly slice and add to salad bowl.
  6. Layer the basil and mint leaves. Roll up like a cigar and slice thin to chiffonade the basil leaves. Add to salad bowl.
  7. Chop green onions on the diagonal into 1/4" slices and add to salad bowl.
  8. Peel, core and slice green apples quarters. Slice each quarter into 1/4" crescents and add to salad bowl.
  9. Add in coconut.
  10. Toss the salad and divide into bowls.
  11. Top each salad with avocado slices and Thai spiced cashews.
  12. Serve with Thai Coconut and Lemongrass Dressing.

Notes

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This is a Snappy Sheep recipe.
I made the Thai Papaya salad  and 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 decided to do this chopped version. 
This recipe is similar to my  Vietnamese Mango Wrap  or Thai Savoy and Udon Noodle Salad. I compared all three and came up with this chopped salad based on my available ingredients. Since I was serving this with my Thai Green Curry Chowder , I did not want Udon noodles. 
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
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