Papaya salads brighten meals

Boldly flavored dressing turns unripe fruit into a zesty complement for meat or fish

By Betty Shimabukuro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 23, 2012

~~<p>Two things came into my life in 2011: a papaya tree and a food processor. Combined, they made a recipe. The papaya tree octupled in size within months and quickly began flowering and fruiting, but the fruit then entered a state of suspended animation, staying solid green.</p>
<p>Knowing little about papaya maintenance (I don't even know what kind of tree I have), I tried staring at the fruit and willing it to ripen. This did not work.</p>
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Two things came into my life in 2011: a papaya tree and a food processor. Combined, they made a recipe. The papaya tree octupled in size within months and quickly began flowering and fruiting, but the fruit then entered a state of suspended animation, staying solid green.

Knowing little about papaya maintenance (I don't even know what kind of tree I have), I tried staring at the fruit and willing it to ripen. This did not work. Login for more...