Ripe Papaya Summer Salad

Name: Ripe Papaya Summer Salad
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup ripe papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into bite sized cubes; 1/2 cucumber, peeled and cubed; 10-12 grapes; 1/2 tomato deseeded and chopped finely; 1/2 small red onion chopped finely; 2 garlic cloves minced; 2 tbsp cilantro finely chopped; 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves chopped; 1 tbsp sugar syrup or honey; 1 tbsp olive or refined oil; 2 tbsp lemon juice or 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar; 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp chaat masala; 1/2 tsp black pepper powder; 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes (optional); 5-6 almonds lightly roasted and chopped for garnishing

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

#SS
Ripe Papaya Summer Salad is a refreshing tropical dish that combines the sweet and tropical flavor of papaya with the crispness of cucumber. This salad can be eaten as it is or as a side with pasta, rice or any seafood meals.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

Saved

Ingredients

10 minutes

2 servings

1 cupripe papaya, peeled, seeded and cut into bite sized cubes
1/2cucumber, peeled and cubed
10-12grapes
1/2tomato deseeded and chopped finely
1/2small red onion chopped finely
2garlic cloves minced
2 tbspcilantro finely chopped
2 tbspfresh mint leaves chopped
1 tbspsugar syrup or honey
1 tbspolive or refined oil
2 tbsplemon juice or 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 pinchsalt
1 tspchaat masala
1/2 tspblack pepper powder
1/4 tspred chilli flakes (optional)
5-6almonds lightly roasted and chopped for garnishing

Saved

Steps

10 minutes

1

Peel the papaya. Cut it into half and scoop out the seeds with a spoon.Then cut the papaya into bite sized cubes.Peel the cucumber and cut into cubes. Cut and deseed half tomato.Finely chop onion and mince 2 garlic cloves.
2

Place cucumber,tomato,minced garlic and finely chopped onion.Add cubed papaya. Spread evenly all the fruits and vegetables. In a small bowl dilute sugar or honey, lemon juice or vinegar, pinch of salt.The dressing should be sweet and tangy.Drizzle the dressing over papaya, cucumber, grapes, tomato, red onion, chopped cilantro and mint leaves. Sprinkle black pepper powder,red chilli flakes(optional), chaat masala.
3

Gently toss the salad ingredients together to coat the fruits and vegetables well with the dressing. Finish the salad by garnishing it with chopped toasted almonds, few mint leaves and cilantro.Refrigerate for 20 minutes before serving for the flavours to infuse in the salad and serve chilled.