Green Salad with Papaya-Seed Dressing
The creamy-looking dressing for this salad gets its texture and zing from sweet onions and peppery, crunchy papaya seeds. Prep Time: 15 minutes.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a blender, whirl vinegar, oil, chopped onion, sugar, salt, and mustard until smooth. Add papaya seeds and pulse until seeds look like coarsely ground peppercorns.
Step 2
2
In a large bowl, combine onion rings, salad greens, and 3/4 of avocado slices; pour dressing over salad and toss gently to coat. Arrange salad on a large platter and top with remaining slices of avocado.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Ingredients
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/2 small sweet onion (such as Maui), chopped, plus 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced into rings and rinsed with cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh papaya seeds
1 pound mixed salad greens
2 avocados, pitted, peeled, and sliced
Directions
Step 1
1
In a blender, whirl vinegar, oil, chopped onion, sugar, salt, and mustard until smooth. Add papaya seeds and pulse until seeds look like coarsely ground peppercorns.
Step 2
2
In a large bowl, combine onion rings, salad greens, and 3/4 of avocado slices; pour dressing over salad and toss gently to coat. Arrange salad on a large platter and top with remaining slices of avocado.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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