Recipe
Cold salad with green papaya
Cold salad of boiled green papaya with homemade mayonnaise, the recipe used in eastern Cuba to substitute for potatoes.
- Preparation15 min
- Cooking15 min
- Total time30 min
- Servings4 servings
- DifficultyEasy
This is one of the recipes prepared today in eastern Cuba to substitute for the lack of potatoes. In the west, the potato is a fairly common product in markets and in the kitchen, but in the east of the island the reality is different and that tuber has become a true luxury. Cuban food classics, such as meat with potatoes, can be quite difficult to make, and alternatives like sweet potato are often used.
In the cuisine of other countries, such as India, it is common to use green papaya as a starchy vegetable. As is frequent in the markets of eastern Cuba, it began to be utilized there as well. Traditionally, ripe papaya is eaten in smoothies or raw, and green papaya was only used for sweet preserves in syrup. However, many families began to use it as a potato substitute, combining it with meat, for example. While it is green, it can be boiled and used in various recipes: with other vegetables or, as here, in a cold salad dressed with homemade mayonnaise.
Ingredients
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Method
- Cut the green papaya into small cubes.
- Boil it together with the concentrated chicken bouillon cube until it is soft, but without falling apart.
CiberCuba - Remove from heat, drain and let it cool.
CiberCuba - In the blender, place the cooked pasta, the garlic clove, the onion and the pepper (preferably chopped) and the whole egg. Blend to mix.
- Without stopping blending, add the oil little by little, in a thin stream, until you achieve a paste with a homogeneous texture.
CiberCuba - Add the salt, vinegar and sugar, and adjust the flavor to your taste.
- Mix the dressing with the boiled papaya and decorate with whatever you have on hand.
- Let it cool for a while in the refrigerator before serving.
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