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John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Grains	Vegetarian	Vegetarian, Vegan, Salads, Main dish	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Papayas, ripe
4	c	Beans, black; cooked
2	lg	Tomatoes, red; diced
2	lg	Tomatoes, yellow; diced
2	c	Cilantro, fresh; chopped
3 1/2	ts	Chili paste OR
		Pepper, jalapeno; chopped
4	tb	Vinegar, balsamic
2	tb	Oil, olive

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut papayas in half and gently scoop out and discard seeds.
Combne remaining ingredients.
Spoon mixture into each papaya half and serve.
Per serving:  269 cal, 12 g prot, 26 mg sod, 47 g carb, 6 g fat, 0 mg
chol, 81 mg calcium
From _Vegetarian Gourmet_ Summer 1993
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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