This is the second time this week we've had Papaya Salad with dinner. The idea was green papaya salad but they are all ripe at the market so I made it the same way and used the ripe fruit and it is very yummy! Sliced pieces of Papaya
(1 large fruit) , thinly sliced pieces of cucumber (1 ) , slices of tomato (1), diced onion (about 1/2), hot chile pepp
er rocoto (about 1/2 depending on how spicey you like it). Then I added a ton of lime juice and juice of one sour orange, lots of salt, a dash of sugar and a large handful of purple basil chiffonade, and minced cilantro. Let it sit and blend for 1/2 hour, or while you make the tortillas for dinner and then eat it all up. It really makes your stomach happy too! Here's what I forgot in the original post...THE GARLIC, about 3 cloves finely minced and if you have it a splash of Thai fish sauce. The idea is that it is spicey, salty, tangy and sweet all at the same time.
2 comments:
Thanks Ellen. I will try this over the week-end. Can you tell me what properties the papaya has that makes it good for the stomach? You mention sugar. Is that the refined kind? I want to stop using sugar. Agave and honey is good for some things but not for coffee. I would like to know what a kitchen looks like there and what spices/elements are always kept on hand.
Thinking of you,
much love from your NY connection.
papaya has enzymes that aid in digestion! You don't need to add the any sweetener, it is really a picante , looking for a balance of tangy, salty, sweet and spicey from the hot pepper. Local cooks aren't into too many spices, fresh cilantro, garlic, hot pepper. They love their coffee and tortillas and I do too, I have to drink coffee here because it is fresh and locally grown.
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