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Friday, November 5, 2010

Green Papaya Salad

When I presented this papaya salad to my friends, one of them asked me why I added cherry tomatoes. I told her to balance the sour of lemon and passion fruit. This is just to show that I made this on my own taste. If vinegar will be added here, I would definitely not eat it. ) I have this papaya in the refrigerator for over a week, that's why it turned out orange, it's almost ripe :)

2 cups green papaya, finely shredded
2 tablespoon peanuts, toasted
6 pieces cherry tomatoes, sliced
6 pieces green beans, sliced

For the dressing: Blend the following
2 cloves garlic
2 pieces shallots
1 piece chili
1 teaspoon salt (or fish sauce)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon lime juice
1 passion fruit juice - I didn't remove the seeds :)
Place the shredded green papaya, green beans, and cherry tomatoes in a  salad bowl. Drizzle with dressing. Toss until well-mixed. Top with toasted peanuts.

Boiled shrimps and parsley can be added. Enjoy!
I love this, I will definitely make again :)

27 comments:

  1. Oh my that looks so good. I will certainly give it a try.

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  2. Lani, that sounds fantastic! And, it looks simply stunning! What a lovely dish :)

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  3. lemon and passion fruit dressing--sounds good and it looks great! no need to blanch the papaya?

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  4. wow, looks yummy...lots of papaya salad here but this one is different, love to try it one day! happy friday! :)

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  5. I love this with grilled foods. I am not fun of sour soup or even sour salads. So i enjoy them depending on my moods.

    Thanks for playing along, Lani!

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  6. Never had green papaya....the salad looks light and delicious.

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  7. This is one of those dishes that I would taste slowly and carefully as I have never had anything like it before. Looks wonderful!

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  8. Is this like achara too? I'd certainly love this!

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  9. Interesting, I never heard of papaya salad till now hehehe. Looks good though.

    Spice Up Your Life

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  10. This looks so fresh and tasty. I don't know that I have ever seen green papaya or fresh passion fruit here. If I do, I will be sure to try it.

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  11. the reddish type of papaya..i love those! interesting textures and tastes, am sure! :)

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  12. so not the white one, the reddish one .. the manibalang... should try...

    My Food Trip Friday here

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  13. looks super yummy! wann try it too.. hoping to see papaya in the market..

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  14. wow, newer version of atsarang papaya? looks yummy,perfect as an appetizer. i loved doing (and selling) atsara papaya.

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  15. atcharang papaya with a twist..looks yummy..meron pang toasted peanuts.. happy weekend

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  16. Looks delish, if I don't read the title I'll think it's pasta. :)

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  17. Hi Lani,
    My family would just love this recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it.
    Miz Helen

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  18. What lovely photographs! And the flavors in your dish sound wonderful!

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  19. Lani, I"ve already commented but I want to thank you for linking this with Friday Potluck again this week!

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  20. I once had green papaya salad and it was to die for. I am so glad to have a recipe so I can make it myself now. Thank you for linking up with Vegetarian Foodie Fridays!

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  21. I once had green papaya salad at a restaurant but it didn't look anywhere near as good as yours does.

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  22. That looks really yummy.

    Shredded papaya? That's so cool! When I was looking at the list of ingredients I was thinking "where are the rice noodles." Then it clicked.

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Many thanks for the comments!