Name: Papaya Mint Lime Salad (Vegan + GF)
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 papaya, peeled and diced; Handful of fresh mint, finely chopped; Juice of 1 lime; 2 tablespoons olive oil; Salt, to taste; Optional: pinch of cayenne chilli pepper, to taste

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This Papaya Mint Lime Salad is all kinds of side dish goals.

I mentioned the other day that I’d served this peanut curry with a delicious papaya salad, and so here’s the recipe as promised!

Fruity salads are just the best – I love having little bursts of candy-like sweetness to offset the heat of a curry or richness of a creamy pasta sauce.

After having created far too many mango-based salads, I thought it was time to branch out to other types of fruit. What I love about mango is its sweetness and tropical flavour, which makes it a great base for different spices and herbs. I wondered if papaya would work in a similar way – it’s also very sweet, tropical, and has a gorgeous colour too!

So I decided to swap in papaya and was so happy I did! I’m not a massive fan of just eating papaya by itself, as I find it kind of lacks flavour and there are other fruits I much prefer.

However, once you add a squeeze of zingy lime, a dash of piquant chilli and a few springs of refreshing mint, these work perfectly to bring out the heady natural sweetness of the papaya – such a kaleidoscopic array of flavours, and all of the ingredients quite conveniently happen to be really healthy too!

This papaya mint lime salad really is the perfect side dish: it’s easy to make, great prepared ahead, and works to bring out the flavours of a main without overshadowing it. This is truly a side salad that other side salads can only aspire to be.

I’d particularly recommend serving this alongside my:

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