For an easy meal, serve this sunny salad
with ham or turkey and steamed broccoli.
Citrus and Papaya
Salad
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded Florida Orange
Peel
- 1/4 cup Florida Orange Juice
- 1/4 cup vegetable 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)
- For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine
orange peel, orange juice, vegetable 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.
Makes 4 servings.
Recipe provided courtesy of The Florida Department of Citrus.
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