Avocado & Papaya Salad

By Realtychick

Ingredients

• Vinaigrette:
• 1 avocado, peeled and cut into large dice
• 1 ripe papaya, peeled and cut into large dice
• 1/2 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced
• 1 bunch baby arugula
• 2 tablespoons tarragon leaves
• Orange and Vanilla Vinaigrette, recipe follows
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 vanilla bean, split
• 1 garlic clove, pureed with knife
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Layer salad with arugula and tarragon, then avocado, papaya and onions. Finally drizzle with vinaigrette.

Vinaigrette:

To a saucepan add orange juice, split vanilla bean and scrape seeds into juice. Add vanilla bean to juice, bring to a simmer and reduce liquid by 2/3. Meanwhile, smash garlic clove with a pinch of salt using flat side of a knife. Allow orange juice reduction to cool, remove vanilla bean, then add garlic puree, rice wine vinegar and olive oil. Stir well and season with salt and pepper.