Description:

Green Salad with Avocado and Papaya

Source:

Miglore

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1 lemon or lime, juice only (optional)
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) jicama, thinly sliced
• 2 ripe papaya
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) unsalted, roasted peanuts
• 4 cups (950 ml) mixed salad greens
• Dressing:
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) slivered basil leaves
• 3 tbsp (45 ml) lime juice
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) honey
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Chinese chili sauce

Preparation

• Seed, peel, and thinly slice avocado. If done ahead, squeeze a little lemon or lime juice over the avocado.
• Thinly slice the tomatoes.
• Peel and seed the papaya and slice thinly.
• Place the peanuts in a food processor and chop.
• Combine the dressing ingredients, and shake or stir well.
• On each salad plate, fan sections of avocado, tomato, jicama, and papaya over bed of greens.
• Spoon dressing over the salad, sprinkle on the peanuts and serve at once.

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