Papaya and what to do with it

March 30, 2017 SouthAmerica

Papaya is produced in the Peruvian jungle, but here I found one from Mexico. This fruit is famous for its digestive and anti-inflammatory properties, it is also rich in calcium and vitamin B. Its rich color shows it and its sweet flavor makes this fruit easy to consume.

In Peru it is easy to find a juice vendor on the streets or in the market, offering you a good serving of papaya juice, I was so excited when I finally found this papaya which is more like the ones you will find in Peru, often enough I saw very small papayas and did not trust it, simply because it didn´t look right. This is how a papaya supposed to look, big. And once I cut it up, it looked perfect in color and I knew it would be sweet.

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First you have to cut the papaya in half and remove the seeds, this is easy to do with a spoon. Then cut the papaya once more in half, peel each piece and cut it according to the recipe.

Easy Papaya:

Serves 1

1 cup of Papaya cut up in bite sizes

and sprinkle some cinnamon

Serve on a plate and enjoy for breakfast.

Traditional Papaya juice

Serves 1

Ingredients:

2 cups of chopped papaya

1 cup of warm water

1 teaspoon of honey (I used Manuka Honey) but any other honey or another sweetener will work

Cinnamon for garnish

Preparation

In a blender add all the ingredients except the cinnamon blend until smooth, serve on a glass and sprinkle with some cinnamon.

Powerful Papaya Juice

Serves 1

Ingredients:

2 cups of chopped papaya

1 cup of unsweetened almond milk

1 teaspoon of honey (I used Manuka Honey) but any other honey or another sweetener will work

1 tablespoon of maca powder (optional)

Cinnamon as garnish

Preparation

In a blender add all the ingredients and blend until smooth, serve on a glass and sprinkle with some cinnamon.

Quick Papaya Juice

Serves 1

Ingredients:

2 cups of chopped papaya

1 cup of orange juice

Preparation:

In a blender add both ingredients, blend until smooth and serve.

Enjoy!

Note:

Papaya is also excellent as meat tenderizer, cut thin strips of papaya and cover the meat with it, leave for at least one hour or more depending on the type of meat you have. Then remove the papaya strips and cook the meat as you like.

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