Spicy Papaya

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Spicy Papaya

Spicy Papaya is a traditional Ghanaian recipe for a classic if rather unusual dessert of papaya flesh that's diced, blended with ginger, rum, sugar and lemon juice and which is chilled and served with mint leaves. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Ghanaian version of: Spicy Papaya.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Additional Time:

(+2 hours chilling)

Serves:

4–6

Rating:

Tags : Spice Recipes Herb Recipes Dessert Recipes Ghana Recipes

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Ingredients:

650g papaya
5 tbsp rum
3 tbsp finely-grated ginger
25g brown sugar
5 tbsp lemon juice
6 fresh mint leaves

Method:

Peel and halve the papaya. Remove the seeds then finely dice the flesh.

Turn the papaya into a bowl and mix in the ginger, rum, lemon juice and sugar. Toss to combine then divide between dessert dishes.

Chill for at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with the shredded mint leaves and serve.