Hiya Papaya: 10 Recipes for Papaya Month

If you’re not vibing with papaya, try it with a little lime squeezed on top. That small step, just like the dressing for this salad, just might unlock its flavor for you.

Papaya can sometimes have a slightly tomatoey flavor, so it’s a good candidate for a not-too-sweet fruit salsa. Red onion and cilantro intensify its savory appeal.

Everything goes into the blender in this recipe, from the papaya meat to the pulp and bouncy black seeds. Add mustard, ginger, sweetener and oil and you’ll have a light, tropical dressing for salads, meats and more.

This fluffy, fruity cake is the perfect summer coffee cake. Shredded coconut and fresh papaya add so much texture and mellow sweetness.

An inventive way to use ripe bananas and ripe papayas, this recipe adds a warm spice with a tinge of complimenting cardamom. Macadamia nuts add a fun crunch.

With this recipe, the regular lemon bar is replaced by something a more exotic. A little lemon juice in the filling adds that tang, but its fruitier since you’re adding chunks of papaya and not just juice.

So thirst quenching, sweet and a bit tart thanks to lime juice, this drink really hits the spot on a hot day.

Very flavorful and a little spicy, this curry contains unripe, less sweet green papaya, curry powder, coconut milk and a scotch bonnet pepper.

This recipe uses crunchy green papaya as its base for a whole new flavor profile. The dressing is sweet and sour and the dish is a great accompaniment to grilled meats or even pad thai.

An ice pop for breakfast? Chillax as this is nothing more than a frozen yogurt bowl with fresh fruit, here papaya and banana; yogurt; and granola. But now you’re the hero of summer letting the kids (or you!) have such a decadent-feeling morning meal.