Papaya Salad With Shrimp Recipe
Papaya and Shrimp Salad
If you are looking for a quick Papaya salad with shrimp recipe, this is just for you. In Jamaica, we use a lot of the native fruits in our recipes. They are used in salads and main courses alike. This salad can be served as an appetizer, or as a main course for lunch. Papaya makes for an excellent ingredient in salads because the flavor compliments so many other ingredients.
Papaya Salad With Shrimp
Papaya salad made with spicy shrimp is the perfect appetizer or can be served as a main course. Great for BBQ's or the dinner table.
Ingredients
- 1/1 lb Shrimp Raw, and Deveined EZ peel
- 1/4 cup Apricot Brandy
- 1 Small Papaya Ripe (peeled and cubed)
- 1/4 cup Meyers Dark Rum
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
- 1 tbsp Annatto
- 1 tbsp Grace Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
- 2 whole Bay Leaves
- 2 stalks Green Onions Chopped
- 2 tbsp Vinegar
Instructions
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Marinate cubed papaya in apricot brandy and Meyers rum and refrigerate.
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Season shrimp with jerk sauce garlic salt green onions and bay leaves.
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In a Dutch oven or heavy frying pan add coconut oil to medium heat until hot. Add annatto to Hot oil. Turn heat up on high.
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Add shrimp with all seasoning and stir-fry until shrimp is a pale pink do not overcook. Turn heat off and add vinegar and stir well for approx 5 mins. Let cool.
Recipe Notes
This sounds so delicious and sooo easy. I am looking for recipes that are low in sodium and this fits the bill. Can you tell me how you know when a papaya is ripe? I see them fresh in the store but living in Colorado, I real y don’t know that much about papaya.
Hi Heather, this dish is fairly easy to make, you can tell if a papaya is ripe, by the color. It is yellow, and a soft. Don’t buy it if it’s too soft, because then it is overripe, and will not last long after purchasing.
Regards
Court