Cucumber-Papaya Salad

Submitted by Sharlene~W

"Made this for a recent Luau I hosted and it was very good. It is an Emeril Lagasse recipe from foodtv.com."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 large cucumber, peeled,seeded and thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 1 large papaya, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch dice (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1⁄4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 6 lettuce leaves

directions

1. Sprinkle cucumber with salt and let drain in a colander for 20 minutes.
2. Rinse and pat dry.
3. In a bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sugar, oil, chiles and ginger.
4. Add the cucumber, papaya and cilantro and toss.
5. Line a serving platter or 4 indivicual plates with lettuce leaves and top each with about 1/2 cup salad.

Reviews

[BerrySweet]

Great! I shredded my papaya (instead of dicing) & added some green onions & carrot, omitting the lettuce leaves. This is a very mild papaya salad and is missing the pungent fish sauce that is normally present, but it is still good! Great summer dish!

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

This was good combination of flavors but I will reduce the rice wine vinegar and the fresh cilantro a little next time, thanks for sharing hon!...Kitten