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Side Dish · Fiji Recipe

Pawpaw and Courgette Salad (Papaya and Zucchini Salad)

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 large papayas, half ripe but firm
  • 3 zucchini, grated
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 1/2 cups lemon or cumquat juice
  • Chopped coriander to taste
  • 1/2 cup soy or salad oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Grate papaya and salt. Allow to marinate for 2 hours.
  2. Add water and squeeze papaya until moisture is removed. Mix onion, garlic, lemon juice, coriander, oil, and seasoning together to make a vinaigrette. If you have a food processor, the whole onion, lemon juice, coriander, garlic, oil and seasoning may be processed together.
  3. Mix grated papaya with grated zucchini and vinaigrette.
  4. Chill and serve.
Yield
8