Name: Sweet Onion-Avocado-Papaya Salsa
Yield: Makes about 3 cups, to serve 6 as a side dish or condiment
Ingredients: 1 or 2 limes; ¼ cup rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes, crumbled fine; 1 medium-small sweet/mild onion (about ½ pound); 1 papaya (about ¾ pound), preferably orange-fleshed; ¼ to ⅓ cup slivered cilantro (coriander) and/or basil leaves; 1 avocado, preferably a Florida variety (about 1 pound)

Preparation info

Makes about 3 cups , to serve
6
as a side dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 2001

About

The fresh flavors and colors of this relish are just what’s needed to liven up a meal of grilled seafood or chicken, or roasted pork loin. The level of sweetness depends upon how sugary both the onions and papaya taste. Adjust seasoning gradually. Serve the salsa freshly assembled. Or complete through step 2, then refrigerate, to finish at serving time.

When choosing papaya, palp for allover tenderness. Do not choose by uniformity of color, or you risk tasteless fruit. Blotchy color