Papaya and Avocado Salads with Hawaiian Vanilla Vinaigrette

Name: Papaya and Avocado Salads with Hawaiian Vanilla Vinaigrette
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons Champagne vinegar; ½ cup olive oil; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 Hawaiian (or other) vanilla bean*; 24 medium-size butter lettuce leaves (from about 3 heads); 2 papayas, peeled and sliced; 2 large avocados, peeled and sliced

3 Ratings
2 Reviews

Time: 30 minutes, plus macerating time. These delicately floral, fruity salads are built on individual lettuce leaves, making them easy to pick up and eat.

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Recipe Summary

Yield:

Serves 12

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

6 tablespoons Champagne vinegar
½ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 Hawaiian (or other) vanilla bean*
24 medium-size butter lettuce leaves (from about 3 heads)
2 papayas, peeled and sliced
2 large avocados, peeled and sliced

Directions

Step 1
In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, oil, salt, and sugar. Cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise, scrape seeds from one half with the back of a paring knife, and add seeds and scraped pod to vinaigrette (reserve other half of pod for another use). Set aside at room temperature for at least 1 hour to let the vanilla flavor develop.

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Step 2
Arrange lettuce leaves on a large platter in a single layer. On each leaf, lay 1 or 2 slices of papaya and 1 or 2 slices of avocado. Drizzle vinaigrette over salad.
Step 3
*Available at gourmet grocery stores and from hawaiianvanilla.com
Step 4
Make ahead: Mix vinaigrette up to 1 day ahead and chill.
Step 5
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

171 calories; calories from fat 79%; protein 1.3g; fat 15g; saturated fat 2.2g; carbohydrates 9g; fiber 1.4g; sodium 55mg.

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ElizaThorn

12/30/2018

I had never prepped papaya before, and now I love it! I used vanilla extract instead of a bean, and it was still delicious.

janliao

06/21/2009

Very good. Depending on the bib lettuce size, you may end up with too much lettuce and too little avocado and papaya. Very good flavors and textures of the avo and papaya. Quite an expensive dressing though, $10 for a vanilla bean!

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