Cucumber Papaya Cashew Salad

Rozanne Stevens

Serves 6

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Prep time 20 mins
Cook time 10 mins
Ready time 30 mins

A very glamorous recipe for entertaining, elegant as a starter.

Ratings

(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

Ingredients

For the salad

3 baby papayas
1 English cucumber
2 carrots
50 ml sesame seeds, lightly toasted
½ cup fresh coriander, chopped
alfalfa sprouts to garnish

For the dressing

75 ml sesame seed oil
50 ml soy sauce
15 ml rice vinegar

For the cashew nut brittle (to garnish)

100 g cashew nuts
250 ml sugar
100 ml water

Method

Add the sugar and water to a pot, stir gently over a medium heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil and cook until the sugar syrup is a pale golden colour. Pour over the cashew nuts laid out on a silicone sheet. Allow to set, then chop up in a food processor or with a sharp knife or a pestle and mortar.

Halve the papayas and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Scoop a little of the flesh out into a bowl, leaving the skin and a layer of flesh in tact.

Take a vegetable peeler and peel the cucumber into ribbons, discard the watery middle bit. Use the same method for the carrots.

Toss together the carrots, cucumber, papaya, sesame seeds, coriander and dressing.

Fill the papaya cavities.

Garnish with alfalfa sprouts and chopped cashew nut brittle.

Additional notes

“This is a very glamorous recipe for entertaining, elegant as a starter. The presentation is special, but not too difficult to achieve. The only challenging element is to make the cashew nut brittle. A top tip is to spread it out on a silicone sheet so that you can get it off! It is very moreish and adds a lovely touch to the recipe. Leftover cashew brittle can be served with after dinner coffee. If you haven’t polished it all off yourself!”

Recipe courtesy of Rozanne Stevens.

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