Fire and Ice Salad (Papaya Shrimp Salad)

Name: Fire and Ice Salad (Papaya Shrimp Salad)
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled; 1 lb cooked small to medium shrimp, peeled, de-tailed, and de-veined; 2 papayas, peeled and diced; 1 cup spicy picante sauce, your favorite; 2 -3 tablespoons honey, to taste; 3 tablespoons pineapple juice; 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 tablespoons minced fresh basil; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 16 butter lettuce leaves

Submitted by Julesong

"Wonderful for warm summer days, this salad is cool and refreshing and will be a hit at your picnics. :)"

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photo by FrenchBunny

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6

ingredients

4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
1 lb cooked small to medium shrimp, peeled, de-tailed, and de-veined
2 papayas, peeled and diced
1 cup spicy picante sauce, your favorite
2 -3 tablespoons honey, to taste
3 tablespoons pineapple juice
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
2 tablespoons olive oil
16 butter lettuce leaves

directions

In a ceramic bowl, combine the cooked rice, shrimp, and papaya.
In a separate small bowl, combine the picante sauce, honey, pineapple juice, lime juice, ancho, cumin, basil, and olive oil; whisk together well to make the dressing.
Pour the dressing over the rice mixture and toss well to coat.
Chill for 1 hour.
To serve, place butter lettuce leaves decoratively on a platter, place salad on the leaves, and serve.
Note: the spicy-ness of this salad depends completely on the picante/salsa that you choose, because otherwise it does not contain any particularly spicy ingredients. Ancho chile powder is not very spicy at all - rather, it's smokey - so if you don't want it spicy, don't use picante/salsa that's too spicy for you.

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Reviews

This salad had such a nice flavor. Wish I would of had hot picante sauce but I only had medium. Would of liked it spicier. But it was delicious anyways. Served it over a bed of Romaine lettuce leaves. I did cut this recipe down to serve just the 2 of us. I had cooked the shrimp in some chicken broth to give them a little extra flavor. I usually do this when I use cooked shrimps in salads. This salad made for a great lunch, very light and refreshing. Thanks for sharing Julesong.

FrenchBunny
*This is the best!* I would love to take this to a potluck since it's so unique and flavorful. It is quite spicy but balanced with the cold shrimp and bites of sweet papaya. I used Pace Salsa Verde which added some green color, and only needed half a papaya since we get the very large ones here. Love that this is not only tasty but healthy too!

FLKeysJen
This salad is a new favorite. Very HOT and very flavorful. I used mango instead of papaya..YUM. We also topped it off with avacado...perfection!

Kobi Brock
It was not the best but it was good

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Julesong

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