Green Papaya Salad / Kappalanga (Omakka) Salad

I have never tried raw papaya salads before and when I saw this recipe I thought of giving it a try. It was really good with a mix of different flavors of slightly tangy, sweet and hot with crunchy vegetables and peanuts. I didn’t have Seitan (a vegetarian wheat meat), so omitted it. Try this simple but really good healthy salad with raw papaya. I only made half the amount and it was sufficient for both of us…

Green Papaya Salad / Kappalanga (Omakka) Salad

(Adapted from Delicooks)

Ingredients:
300 gm - 400 gm Green Papaya peeled and shredded or julienned
30 gm Roasted Peanuts
2 Carrots, peeled and grated or cut into juliennes
50 gm Green Beans
1 onion
100 gm Tomatoes
150 gm Seitan (I didn’t add)

For the vinaigrette:
1-2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons palm sugar
2 fresh Thai chillies (optional)
1 tablespoon tamarind paste
4 tablespoons soy sauce
Juice of 2-3 limes

Method

• Prepare the vinaigrette by mixing the garlic, some chilli without seeds, tamarind paste, sugar and soy sauce in a mortar, or mix it in a blender. Add lime juice and mix well.
• Blanch green beans and cut into irregular strips. Chop the tomatoes and onions.
• Chop the seitan into cubes and fry with a little oil.
• Remove seeds from chilli and mince.
• Assemble the salad using the green papaya as a base. Add the remaining ingredients.
• Dress with vinaigrette.

Sending this over to Kerala Kitchen hosted by Sarah this month, featuring dishes inspired by Kerala :)...