Papaya salad

[TheAwfulToad]

I'm basically just bragging here, but we had the photographer in at the restaurant last week, dealing with our menu updates, so I thought I'd post this. This is chef's latest creation: it's a Thai-style green papaya salad with extra green leaves, walnuts, and the dressing on the side. We grow the papaya and salad leaves ourselves. It's nice

[Zest]

Hi TheAwfulToad

I am glad you are bragging, as that is a gorgeous photo, beautiful Thai-Style Green Papaya Salad - and lovely that you grow the papaya and salad leaves yourself. It looks absolutely delicious and beautiful.

Zest

[Brightfeather]

Fab!

[Hidden]

This looks so good and healthy, making a perfect salad. 😊

[supermarmite]

That looks gorgeous! Any idea of the carbs/macros for it? I'm getting bored of my own salad recipes!

[TheAwfulToad in reply to supermarmite]

No idea I imagine not a lot of anything much. When I'm mooching free food at the restaurant, I tend to eat one of those with something more substantial. Our business ethos is to just deliver unfussy, tasty food that isn't expensive and is good for you (or at least doesn't give you cancer), so we don't get too hung up on the macros.

If you're in the UK, it is pretty tough getting good salad ingredients ... and virtually impossible where we are. That's why we just grow our own. I can recommend that to anyone - apart from the freshness and convenience, you can grow a much more interesting range of stuff than you'll see in the supermarket.

[supermarmite in reply to TheAwfulToad]

So true. I grew beans and courgettes this year, and a few tomatoes but they didn't ripen very well. Aim for next year is to get more salad going. Your restaurant sounds lovely! Are you near London?

[TheAwfulToad in reply to supermarmite]

According to Google Earth, 11,000 miles away from London, I'm afraid

Top tip from my mum re. tomatoes : grow them near a wall that gets a lot of daytime sun. The stored heat helps them along, so you're more likely to get ripe tomatoes before summer ends. Failing that, make chutney with the green ones.

[Penel in reply to supermarmite]

Perhaps try looking for a farmers market near you, or have a look at sites for delivering veg boxes?

[andyswarbs]

looks beautiful

[Lulububs]

Aww that looks absolutely gorgeous

[cheritorrox LCHF]

I've never seen it - is it like mango?