The papaya is very versatile. We have separated some recipes for you to try at home:

Drinks
Various
Salads
Main Meals
Desserts

Drinks

Vita-drink

Ingredients:

1 peeled papaya without seeds
2 peeled oranges
4 slices of pineapple
2 peeled kiwis

How to prepare

Add the ingredients (all cut into cubes) in a deep bowl.
Mix them with a mixer. Serve when it is creamy and uniform. Serve cold.

Time for Preparing: 5 minutes
Quantity: 2 large glasses
Note: This drink is very rich in vitamins A and C. Consume right after the preparation.

Refreshing and energetic juice

Mix pieces of pineapples, twos buds of oranges, a slice of papaya and sprinkle with lemon broth. If you prefer, mix in the liquefier for a delicious natural juice.

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Various

Papaya Marinade

Ingredients:

1 papaya (cut in thin slices)
2 spoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper

How to prepare

Cover the bottom of a glass roasting pan with half of cut papaya. Put the meat (bovine or poultry) in uniform surfaces and cover with the remaining slices of papaya. Put the soy sauce, the sugar and the pepper and spill in a uniform manner. Cover with plastic film and press really tight. Put it in the refrigerator. In the case of bovine meat, put it aside for one night, and if it is poultry, for approximately 2 hours. Because of the natural enzyme present in the papaya, the papain, this recipe of marinade is specially used in meats that are difficult to cut.

Papaya Biscuits

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups of wheat flour
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tablespoon of yeast powder
1 teaspoon of salt
¼ of cup of canola oil
1 cup of skim milk
1 large egg
Buds of two small lemons
½ of cup of dry and cut papaya

How to prepare

Pre-heat the oven in a temperature of 220ºC. In a large bowl, put the flour, the sugar, the yeast powder and the salt together. With a fork, mix the canola oil until little kernels with the size of a pea are formed.

In a small bowl, put the milk, the egg, the papaya and the lemon buds. Add to the flour mix and mix with a fork until the mixture is uniform. The dough will get wet.

Turn the dough on the flour. Mix the dough with hands and make a ball. Spread the dough, squeezing well and forming 2 discs of approximately 12 cm of diameter. Be careful to not squeeze in exaggerated manner.

Put the discs in special paper and divide them in the number of pieces. Daub with milk and bake for approximately 20 minutes.

Papaya Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of butter or margarine
2 eggs
1 cup of smashed papaya
1/4 of cup of chopped nuts
1/2 cup of dried grape
1 1/2 cup of wheat flour
1/4 teaspoon of yeast powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of dehydrated spices (fine herbs)
1/2 teaspoon of ginger tea

How to prepare

Mix the butter and he sugar until the dough gets light. Add the eggs and mix until the dough gets creamy. Add the papaya, the nuts and the dried grapes and mix. Sieve the flour, the yeast powder, the sodium bicarbonate, the salt, the cinnamon, the fine herbs and the ginger and add all to the butter mix.

Spill the dough in special paper in a roasting pan with 20x12.5cm for breads. Bake in the oven with temperature in 160ºC (between medium and low) for approximately 65 minutes.

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Salads

Green salad of Papaya with shrimp

Ingredients:

125g of small shrimps (approximately 9), peeled

For the sauce

1 tooth of garlic (smashed)
3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1 ½ cups of oyster sauce
1 tablespoon of sugar
3 cups of triturated papaya (preferably in automatic processors)
1 carrot also triturated
1/3 of cup of fresh coriander
2 tablespoons of roasted peanuts (smash the peanuts)

How to prepare

Boil the water and salt in a small pan. Cook the shrimps in this pan for approximately 1 minute or until they get all cooked. Dry the shrimps with a sieve and wash with cold water. Cut the shrimps in half.

Sauce prepare

In a large bowl, mix well the ingredients of the sauce until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the shrimp, the papaya, the carrot and the coriander to the sauce, mixing well. The salad can be prepared 2 hours before being served, but it has to be well stored: covered and cold.
Serve the salad in the normal temperature, powdered with peanuts.

Quantity: 4 portions.

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Main Meals

Papaya Paté

Ingredients:

1 papaya cut in half
1 chopped pimento
1 chopped onion
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of chopped coriander
1 teaspoon of well chopped Spanish pepper

How to prepare

Mix all the ingredients, cover and put aside for 1 hour. Serve with cheese or potato bread, buttered toasts or pita bread.

Papaya Relish

Ingredients:

2 cups of well cut pineapples
1 cup of well cut papaya
½ red peppers
½ cup of scallion cut in small pieces
1 tooth of smashed garlic
2 tablespoons of fresh mint (chewed)

How to prepare

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and add salt. Put it aside in normal temperature for 1 hour. If you wish, this sauce can be prepared 1 day in advance, but it must be covered and refrigerated. Serve in normal temperature.

Approximated quantity: 3 cups.

Spicy sauce of fruits

Ingredients:

1 mango (cut in small cubes)
1 papaya (cut in small cubes)
20 strawberries (cut in half or in four pieces)
2 tablespoons of sugar
1 fresh cherry pepper, chewed or cut in pieces
2 tablespoons of fresh chewed mint

How to prepare

Mix the fruits, the sugar and the pepper and wait for 10 minutes. After that, add the mint and mix. Serve the sauce with chicken or with grilled fish.

Time for preparing: 45 minutes approximately.
Approximated quantity: 4 portions.

Frilled filet with Papaya sauce

Ingredients:

1 kg of filet mignon
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
1 papaya

How to prepare

Put sugar, soy sauce, black pepper and salt and make a pâté. Pass this pâté in the filet. Cut the papaya in thin slices. Put half of the papaya slices in a plate. Put the filet on the papaya and cover it with remaining slices. Cover with other plate and press well. Refrigerate during a whole night. Remove the filet and bake, grill or fry.

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Desserts

Papaya cream with Cassis

Ingredients:

1 riped papaya
4 balls of creamy ice cream
Cassis Liqueur

How to prepare

Put the papaya pulp in the liquifier. Mix until it turns into a smooth cream. Add the ice cream balls an mix until it turns into a smooth cream. Divide the cream in cups and sprinkle with Cassis Liqueur.

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