• Prep Time: 25
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 4-6 1x

Description

A simple Mexican Papaya Salad using ripe papaya with cucumber, red onions, jalapeño over greens with a Cilantro Lime Dressing. Easy and delicious, Vegan, and Gluten-free. Serve grilled chicken or fish, Mexican Tofu or sliced avocado.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 2–3 large handfuls arugula (or other salad greens, or add some shredded cabbage)
• 1/2 large ripe papaya, cubed (about 3–4 cups)
• 1–2 small Turkish cucumbers, sliced
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 1/4 cup toasted coconut, optional
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced jalapeno (optional)

Cilantro Lime Dressing:

• 3 tablespoons olive or avocado oil
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 4 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallion (optional)
• 2 teaspoons honey, agave, or sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• pinch chili flakes or Aleppo (optional)

Instructions

1. If sensitive to onions, or to remove their “bite”, soak thinly sliced onions in salted water while you make the salad. ( 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup water)
2. Halve, seed, peel and cube one half of the papaya, saving the other half for another use. You should have 3-4 cups of 3/4 inch cubes.
3. Place the greens in a large, wide, serving bowl or on a large platter.  Toss with 1/2 of the onions.
4. Place the papaya on top of the greens.
5. Slice the cucumber and scatter over the papaya along with remaining onions. (At this point, you could refrigerate and serve later that evening.)
6. Make the Cilantro Lime Dressing mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl or jar. (Spoon it over the salad right before serving, gently tossing.)
7. Sprinkle with cilantro leaves, optional jalapeno and toasted coconut.
8. Taste, add more lime if you like.

Notes

Avocado is also a nice addition.

Nutrition

• Serving Size:
• Calories: 109
• Sugar: 8.2 g
• Sodium: 107 mg
• Fat: 7.4 g
• Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
• Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
• Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 0.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg

Comments

 

• June 22, 2021 at 11:25 am

  Delish! I added toasted pepitas. Dressing compliments salad ingredients. Internet is full of green papaya recipe. -I was happy to find this one for ripe papaya.

• Reply

  1. Glad you liked this- yes made with ripe papaya, super refreshing!

• February 19, 2021 at 6:43 am

  How would ripe papaya taste in this recipe?

• Reply

  1. This is designed for ripe papaya!

• June 26, 2020 at 10:46 am

  This is absolutely delicious and my dinner party of 8 all rated it excellent! Some folks admitted they did not know papaya could be so good! (It’s the lime that brings out the best in papaya). Next time I might make it a main dish by adding prawns!