Cha Cha Papaya Barley Salad
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 cup pearl barley
- 2 1⁄2 cups orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange peel, grated
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 small papaya, peeled seeded and cut into small pieces
- 1 mango, peeled seeded and cut into small pieces
- 1 cup pineapple chunk
- 1⁄3 cup mint leaf, fresh minced
- 3 tablespoons lime juice, fresh
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons gingerroot, minced fresh
- additional mint leaf (to garnish)
directions
- Combine barley, orange juice, grated orange peel and salt in saucepan. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 45 minutes or until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed. Cool barley to room temperature.
- In medium bowl, combine papaya, mango, pineapple, mint, lime juice, honey and ginger root. Chill to blend flavors.
- Stir 1 cup chilled fruit mixture into cooled barley. Pack barley mixture into 6 custard cups; chill.
- To assemble salads, turn out packed barley mixture onto individual salad plates and spoon additional fruit mixture around each.
- Garnish with fresh mint leaves and serve.
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As I am in South Florida, I have many edible fruits and perennial veggies in my yard. So, I like to cook with them.