Selket
Assistant Cook
Hi All:
When my hubby and I lived back in Massachusetts we went to a raw potluck once a month and one of the members came up with a recipe for raw papaya, young coconut and banana soup. OMG, this is the best fruit soup I've ever eaten. A word of warning, it takes a lot of preparation as do most good raw meals.
Here's the recipe, I hope you all enjoy it.
Cold Papaya, Young Coconut and Banana Soup
(from Boxborough, MA potluck)
Serves several people
Ingredients
1 large size ripe papaya
5-pitted dates
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Milk from 2 young coconuts with the flesh
(Old coconuts will not give the same results)
2 bananas fresh or frozen (chop frozen in small pieces)
Dash of cinnamon
How you do it:
First prepare the coconuts. Drain them of their delicious milk and then crack them open and remove “all” the meat. This stuff is so good you don’t want to leave any behind. I scrape the flesh out with my melon scoop or baller, but a good sturdy spoon will do. Don’t worry about some of the soft brown stuff coming off with it that is good; just try not to include any of the woody shell. Once the coconut meat and coconut milk are out I put it together through the blender until it’s smooth. Then I put it through a fine sieve. This ensures no hard pieces in your soup. Once the coconut mix is sieved then rinse your blender out. It might have some pieces of shell in it too.
Cut the papaya in half. Reserve one half to put in the blender and the other cut up into 1” pieces. (Remember to save the seeds for Papaya pepper. good for your digestion!!) Put ½ the papaya into the blender with the coconut mixture. Add one of the bananas, and the dates. Add the vanilla and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
Put the puree into a large bowl and add the cubes of papaya and slice up the second banana and add to the soup. You can also add other fresh fruit if you want. It’s up to you. Put in the fridge and let this get cold, then serve. It’s absolutely delicious.
Bon Appetit
When my hubby and I lived back in Massachusetts we went to a raw potluck once a month and one of the members came up with a recipe for raw papaya, young coconut and banana soup. OMG, this is the best fruit soup I've ever eaten. A word of warning, it takes a lot of preparation as do most good raw meals.
Here's the recipe, I hope you all enjoy it.
Cold Papaya, Young Coconut and Banana Soup
(from Boxborough, MA potluck)
Serves several people
Ingredients
1 large size ripe papaya
5-pitted dates
¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Milk from 2 young coconuts with the flesh
(Old coconuts will not give the same results)
2 bananas fresh or frozen (chop frozen in small pieces)
Dash of cinnamon
How you do it:
First prepare the coconuts. Drain them of their delicious milk and then crack them open and remove “all” the meat. This stuff is so good you don’t want to leave any behind. I scrape the flesh out with my melon scoop or baller, but a good sturdy spoon will do. Don’t worry about some of the soft brown stuff coming off with it that is good; just try not to include any of the woody shell. Once the coconut meat and coconut milk are out I put it together through the blender until it’s smooth. Then I put it through a fine sieve. This ensures no hard pieces in your soup. Once the coconut mix is sieved then rinse your blender out. It might have some pieces of shell in it too.
Cut the papaya in half. Reserve one half to put in the blender and the other cut up into 1” pieces. (Remember to save the seeds for Papaya pepper. good for your digestion!!) Put ½ the papaya into the blender with the coconut mixture. Add one of the bananas, and the dates. Add the vanilla and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
Put the puree into a large bowl and add the cubes of papaya and slice up the second banana and add to the soup. You can also add other fresh fruit if you want. It’s up to you. Put in the fridge and let this get cold, then serve. It’s absolutely delicious.
Bon Appetit
