Vila Curried Papaya Salad

Name: Vila Curried Papaya Salad
Cuisine: Vanuatuan
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon of butter; 1 tablespoon of peanut oil; 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped; 1 clove of garlic, smashed, peeled and minced; 2 tablespoons of curry powder; ¼ cup of pineapple (fresh or canned), crushed; 1 banana, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons of flour; 1½ cups of chicken stock (fresh or canned); 1 teaspoon of salt, or to taste; ¼ teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper; 2 tablespoons of mango chutney (with the fruit finely chopped); ½ cup of thick coconut milk; 5 cups of ripe papaya, peeled, seeded and diced; ½ cup of celery, coarsely chopped; 2 green onions, both white and green, thinly sliced into disks; ½ cup of mayonnaise

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Tradewinds & Coconuts

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1997

About

When residents of “Vila” (Port Vila, the capital of the Vanuatuan archipelago on the island of Éfaté) want to meet for lunch or dinner, go sailing, or just relax and kick back, they say, “Let’s meet at Rick’s.” By that, in fact, they mean the Waterfront Bar and Grill, owned by Rick Hogg (an engaging New Zealand expatriate), which is the unofficial headquarters of the Vanuatu Cruising Yacht Club and hosts an international set of global sailors. (The club’s o

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Oceania
Vanuatu
Port Vila
Lunch
Dinner
Autumn

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