The raw version of the tropical fruit has green skin with white flesh. Unlike ripe papaya, which is sweet and ... it perfect for preparing salads, stir-fries, and curries. It is also rich in ...

Ripe papaya is also good in tropical fruit salads and puréed in smoothies. Use green papaya as a vegetable or turn into pickle. It is particularly good raw in Thai salads such as green papaya ...

Although the name of the green papaya salad ($8.95) might conjure images of a sweet fruit salad, the southeastern Asian delicacy really has more in common with the coleslaw you might find at a good ...