Papino and Avocado Salad

Ingredients

• 1.1 butter lettuce, washed and dried
• 2.1 red lettuce, frilly variety; washed and dried
• 3.2 papino, peeled and sliced into thickish slivers; seeds reserved for dressing
• 4.1 avocado, balled or sliced
• 5.baby tomatoes and snow peas, for decoration
• 6.185 millilitre white vinegar, for dressing
• 7.80 millilitre sugar, about ⅓ cup; for dressing
• 8.5 millilitre salt, for dressing
• 9.1 onion, small; for dressing
• 10.5 millilitre mustard powder, dry; for dressing
• 11.papino seeds, seeds of 1 papino; for dressing
• 12.185 millilitre salad oil, for dressing

Method

1. 1.Wash and dry lettuce leaves.
2. 2.Peel and gently slice the papinos into thickish slivers. Either ball or slice the avocado.
3. 3.Arrange the lettuce, papino and avocado on a platter. Decorate with the tomatoes and the snowpeas.
4. 4.Make the dressing: process the vinegar, sugar, salt, onion, mustard powder and the seeds of the papino until smooth. Slowly add the oil and process until absorbed.
5. 5.Pour dressing over salad and serve.
6. 6.If you wish to prepare in advance, marinade the avocado in some of the dressing to prevent discolouration.

Notes

• Papino is a small, sweet South African pawpaw (Carica papaya). The papino seeds are blended into the dressing — a distinctive feature of this recipe.
• The avocado can be balled with a melon baller or simply sliced.