Papaya recipes

Pair crunchy vegetables and nuts with sweet papaya fruit in this interesting side dish - perfect with Asian flavoured main courses

Reader Leo Mewing shares his recipe for Australian-style salmon with teriyaki noodles and fruity salad - great for balmy nights

Give chicken salad a Caribbean twist with jerk spice, creamy avocado and exotic papaya.

Tropical papaya pairs well with beef, prawns or pork in Asian salads. The sweet dressing and crispy onion topping tie the whole recipe together

A very English dessert gets a tropical makeover

Try this exotic salad of julienned papaya and carrots, topped with roast pork and drizzled with a sweet and sticky sauce

Savour sharp, sweet flavours in this exotic avocado salad

If your kids prefer other dried fruit to apricots and pears then it’s fine to substitute – try raisins, cranberries, blueberries or papaya.