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!
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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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.
Instructions
- Peel papaya. Slice in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Arrange 1/2 on each plate.
- Shred the cabbages and add to salad bowl.
- Slice the peppers into match sticks and add to salad bowl.
- Cut radishes in half then thinly slice and add to salad bowl.
- Layer the basil leaves. Roll up like a cigar and slice thin to chiffonade the basil leaves. Add to salad bowl.
- Chop green onions and add to salad bowl.
- Peel and slice cucumber into 1" match sticks. Add to salad bowl.
- Peel and slice green apples into 1" match sticks. Add to salad bowl.
- Toss the salad with the dressing and spoon into the papaya's.
Lemongrass and ginger dressing
- Add coconut to yogurt and vinegar to hydrate. Let set for at least 10 minutes while making the salad.
- 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
