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Satay Papaya Noodles



A delicious family feel good noodle dish with homemade satay and fresh papaya.

Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free, Vegetarian

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

1 packet vermicelli rice noodles
1 red papaya sliced
1/2 red onion finely sliced
2 small carrots finely julienned
1 cucumber julienned
1 small red capsicum julienned
1 cup bean sprouts
2 Spring Onion finely chopped
1/2 cup green beans/ snow peas thinly sliced diagonally
1 red chilli deseeded, finely sliced
1/4 cup roasted peanuts roughly chopped
1/2 cup fresh herbs (Coriander or Thai basil)

Satay Sauce

3 tbsp peanut butter
1 clove garlic crushed
400ml canned coconut milk
1 lime juiced
2 tbsp tamari/ wheat free soy sauce
1 tbsp honey (optional or to taste)

Protein Options:

chicken breast thinly sliced
tofu cut into cubes
prawns shells removed

To Serve:

Fresh coriander and/or Thai basil
Lime wedges

Instructions


Place uncooked noodles into a bowl of hot water and soak for 15 mins
or until tender. Drain well. Set aside. Prepare satay sauce by combining
peanut butter with garlic in a saucepan over medium heat. Add coconut
milk, lime juice, tamari soy sauce and honey. Mix to combine well and
warm through. Sauce will thicken quickly so remove from heat as it
approaches desired thickness. Set aside.

Cook your choice of protein.

Prepare remaining ingredients. In a bowl toss together vegetables.

When ready to serve add noodles and protein to vegetables and herbs
and combine. Spoon over satay sauce and mix well. Gently fold through
papaya slices. Serve and garnish with peanuts and coriander.


Recipe Notes:

To make this recipe peanut free, swap peanut butter with almond
spread and swap peanuts for dry roasted almonds. You can also
use cashew nut butter and cashews.

You can also add 1 lemongrass stalk (white part), finely chopped
to sauce for a different flavour profile.

You can also use Thai basil in place of or with coriander.

From https://livelovenourish.com.au/recipe/satay-papaya-noodles-gluten-free/


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Green Papaya Fajitas
By Lori Taylor




1 lb cooked chicken breast cut into strips
1/2 green papaya peeled, seeds removed, cut into strips
1 red onion sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 red bell pepper sliced
1 poblano pepper sliced
1 lime (juice only)
2 tbsp fajita seasoning
2 tsp grapeseed oil
flour tortillas

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a one gallon storage bag. Shake to combine
and evenly coat chicken and veggies and let sit for 20-30 minutes in the
refrigerator.

Heat a skillet to medium heat. Add fajita ingredients to pan and cook
until chicken is heated thoroughly. Around 7-8 minutes.
Serve fajitas with warm tortillas.

From https://www.theproducemoms.com/green-papaya-fajitas/

Where To Buy Green Papaya?
https://www.chefsresource.com/where-to-buy-green-papaya/#Where_To_Buy_Green_Papaya_Your_Comprehensive_Guide

Green Papayas (as you may remember from yesterday's post), offer a
savoury rather than a sweet note in the foregoing recipe...

Enjoy!