Salad and Salad Dressing Recipes
Citrus and Papaya Salad
For an easy meal, serve this sunny salad with ham or turkey and steamed broccoli.
Yield: 4 side dish servings
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded Florida Orange Peel
- 1/4 cup Florida Orange Juice*
- 1/4 cup salad oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons poppy seed
- 1 papaya
- 2 Florida Red Grapefruit
- 1 head Belgian endive
- Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds (optional)
- Red-tip Belgian endive leaves (optional)
Instructions
- For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine orange peel, orange juice, salad oil, and poppy seed. Cover and shake well. Chill for at least 1 hour.
- Seed, peel, and slice papaya lengthwise.
- Peel, section, and seed the grapefruit.
- Slice the Belgian endive crosswise into 8 pieces.
- Line 4 salad plates with the Boston or Bibb lettuce leaves.
- Arrange the papaya slices, grapefruit sections, and sliced Belgian endive atop the lettuce leaves.
- Sprinkle with almonds, if desired.
- Shake dressing well; pour over each salad.
- Garnish each serving with the red-tip Belgian endive leaves, if desired.
Notes
* May substitute Florida Orange Juice from Concentrate
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from: Florida Department of Citrus