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Mariposa Restaurant at Neiman Marcus Hawaii, Papaya-Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe

When you want to dress to impress, your salad that is, try this papaya and champagne vinaigrette to make your vegetables and you feel fabulous! Papaya fruit is high in vitamin C, folate, potassium and other antioxidants and nutrients. Contrary to popular belief, not everything that is good for you has to taste bad, because papayas are delicious! Also you only need to use a little bit of champagne for this recipe, so you get to drink the rest;)

At the Mariposa Restaurant in the Neiman Marcus store at the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, they serve their Papaya-Champagne Vinaigrette drizzled over an Applewood Salmon Salad that includes greens, Maui onion and goat cheese.

Mariposa Papaya-Champagne Vinaigrette Recipe

2 1/4 cups papaya puree (To make puree from fresh papaya, peel fruit and remove seeds; place chunks of fruit in blender. Puree until smooth.)

5 tablespoons sparkling wine

3/4 cup olive oil

2 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

3/4 cup rice wine vinegar

2 1/2 teaspoons minced shallots

2 tablespoons sugar

Pinch of thyme

Put all ingredients in blender and puree until smooth. Tast and add more vinegar or sugar if needed. Dressing should be tart. Results will vary some, though, depending on the type of papaya and sparkling wine that you use.

This recipe is from the Star Advertiser By Request 2 cookbook by Betty Shimabukuro.

If you don't have fresh papayas in your local super market, or don't like the foreign ones they do have, we ship fresh Big Island Hawaii grown papayas to the mainland every week! Click on the links below for purchase information.

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Fresh Hawaiian Papaya Spa Natural Facial Mask Treatment Recipe

This fresh Hawaiian papaya spa natural facial mask treatment recipe is for reducing enlarged facial pores and dry skin.

Fresh Hawaiian Papaya Fruit can do wonders for your body not only internally, but also externally. This embarrassingly simple fresh Hawaiian papaya spa facial mask, is used to treat enlarged facial pores. With repeated use, this facial mask will tend to make your pores look smaller, probably due to the removal of dead skin debris which can clog pores and stretch the pore walls of your skin.

This fresh Hawaiian papaya mask also has a slight bleaching action to help even out skin tone and will leave your skin with a wonderful healthy glow. Papain and Bromelain are protein-dissolving enzymes found naturally in papaya fruit and pineapple fruit. These enzymes help to dissolve and lift away dry scaly skin which over time, can build up  on your skin and leave a dull appearance.

Hawaiian Papaya Facial Mask Recipe and Directions

Mash approximately 1/4 cup of fresh Hawaiian papaya fruit with a fork in a small bowl.

Wrap a towel around your head then gently pat this juicy papaya pulp onto your face and neck with your fingers--the papaya mask tends to be a bit runny. Lie down and relax for 15-20 minutes with another towel behind your neck for support. Don't leave on the papaya mask on any longer than the recommended time.

You may feel a slight tingle on your face during this time but don't worry, it just means that the natural fruit acids are working.

Next, rinse your face with plenty of warm water followed by cool water. Follow up with your favorite facial moisturizer.

Note: This papaya mask treatment is recommended for all skin types except sensitive, irritated, sunburned, or windburned skin. The papaya mask can be used once per week. Do not store the papaya mask but mix as needed.

This recipe came from "Organic Body Care Recipes" by Stephanie Tourles.

For the following papaya recipes see our Hawaiian Papayas blog category.
Hawaiian Papaya Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe
Hawaiian Papaya Fruit Coulis Recipe
Minty Fresh Hawaiian Papaya Relish Recipe
Hawaiian Papaya Seed Dressing and Marinade Recipe
Hawaiian Papaya Seed Meat Tenderizer and Spice
Easy Hawaiian Papaya Salsa Recipe

If you do not have fresh papayas in your area, we will gladly ship fresh Hawaiian papayas to the mainland from Hawaii for you.

Papayas from Hawaii are a Popular Mother's Day Gift

I never knew this before, but Hawaiian papayas are a popular Mother's Day gift to send to the mainland. (I don't think a mom who already lives in Hawaii would get too excited about receiving a box of papayas on Mother's Day though, ha, ha.)

Anyway, last year I had a few Hawaiian papaya orders right before Mother's Day and thought nothing of it. It wasn't till I could not get a confirmation from my shipper after numerous messages and faxes that I knew something was up. When they finally called me back, they said they did receive my orders and they were shipped later at a faster service rate because they had run out of papayas and were waiting for more to arrive from the Big Island.

They told me that Mother's Day is one of the busiest times for them to ship papayas.

Afterwards I thought about it and it did begin to make sense. I mean a Mom has probably received numerous bouquets of roses and candy and meals for every Mother's Day since she has been a mother, but sending a gift of health from exotic Hawaii that is full of vitamins and good for your digestion, now that makes a memorable and thoughtful gift.

A warning though, if you have siblings, they may get annoyed that they didn't think of sending mom papayas first--after having to listen to mom go on and on for weeks about how much she is enjoying her papayas every day & it was the best Mother's Day present she received.

Whether your mom is young or old, if you want to send her a box of fresh papayas from Hawaii delivered to the mainland, we can help.

For more information about the benefits of papayas, papaya recipes and more, read our Hawaiian Papaya blog category.

Hawaiian Papaya Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe

The Hawaiian papaya is a very versatile fruit and is used in many creative recipes for a tropical exotic touch. Besides tasting delicious, Hawaiian papayas are loaded with Vitamin C.

This papaya vinigarette dressing tastes great on a green dinner salad or paired with seafood, but try it with any other dish you desire.

Hawaiian Papaya Vinaigrette Dressing Recipe

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup Hawaiian papaya puree
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup macadamia nut oil or other salad oil

Combine all of the ingredients except the salad oil. Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture is thoroughly blended. Gradually add oil while continuing to whisk. Chill papaya dressing before using.

Click here for more Hawaiian Papaya recipes and information about papayas.

If you can't find fresh Hawaiian papayas in your local area, we can ship fresh papayas to the mainland direct from Hawaii via UPS:)

Hawaiian Papaya Fruit Coulis Recipe

When I first read about Mango Coulis in a Hawaiian recipe book, I thought it could easily be substituted with Hawaiian Papaya, but first I needed to find out what is coulis?

A coulis (pron: coo-lee') (French, from Old French couleis, from Vulgar Latin cōlāticus, from Latin cōlātus, past participle of cōlāre, to strain) is a form of thick sauce made from puréed and strained vegetables or fruits. A vegetable coulis is commonly used on meat and vegetable dishes, and it can also be used as a base for soups or other sauces. Fruit coulises are most often used on desserts. Raspberry coulis, for example, is especially popular with poached apples.

Wikipedia

Hawaiian Papaya Fruit Coulis Recipe

1 flesh from ripe Hawaiian Papaya
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro

Puree the Hawaiian Papaya in a food processor or blender. In a small saucepan, combine the papaya puree, white vinegar, and sugar. Cook for 5 minutes on medium heat stirring occasionally. Sir in the cilantro.

This Hawaiian Papaya Coulis goes great with any kind of fish dish, but try it with your other meat or vegetarian dishes also.

We can ship healthy, delicious, fresh Papayas From Hawaii to anywhere in the United States!
Enjoy our Rainbow Solo papayas from the Big Island, shipped direct to your address on the Mainland.

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How to Plant and Grow a Hawaiian Papaya Tree

Planting and growing your own Hawaiian Papaya tree is fun, easy, educational and hopefully you will end up with delicious papaya fruit as well. The next time you buy a papaya from your market, save a few seeds to plant, and the rest of the seeds for papaya seed dressing, marinade or spice.

If you are unable to obtain papayas in your area, you can order Hawaiian Papaya Rainbow Solo Variety direct from Hawaii for shipment to the mainland USA. We guarantee that you will receive the most delicious fresh papaya fruits and a tree will grow from the seeds. However, I can't promise the fruit will reach full maturity--that takes a male and a female tree or a tree that has both sexes.

To grow a Papaya tree from seed, this family grew a papaya tree in a pot in their house--just like an extra large houseplant. See their directions on how they did it, including photographs documenting it every step of the way.

If you live in Hawaii or other hot temperature region, read this great article for directions on planting a papaya tree in your yard.

Minty Fresh Hawaiian Papaya Relish Recipe

If you need to find ways to sneak more fruits into your family's diet, try this tasty relish made from Hawaiian papayas that are full of vitamins, especially vitamin C. This papaya relish is a great condiment to serve with a fish, poultry or vegetarian main course meal.

Minty Fresh Hawaiian Papaya Relish Recipe

1 fresh Hawaiian papaya, de-seeded and finely diced
1 cup finely diced tomato
2 finely sliced green onions (scallions)
2 teaspoons finely diced red onions
2 teaspoons chopped fresh mint
Juice from 1/2 of a fresh lime
Chili peppers of your choice to taste
Salt to taste

Gently mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Refrigerate and serve chilled. Best eaten at one serving because the relish gets watery after a while.

If you need to buy papayas online, we can send Hawaiian "Solo" variety papayas from the Big Island, Hawaii to any address in the United States.

For more Papaya Recipes see our Hawaiian Papayas blog category.

Hawaiian Papayas are the Super Fruit of the Angels

Papayas have been given the name "super fruit" by today's health practitioners, and also the name "fruit of the angels" by Christopher Columbus. The papaya fruit deserves both names as it is very nutritious for you and heavenly tasting at the same time!

As you can see from the papaya nutritional value chart above, Hawaiian papayas (and papayas from other places) are an excellent fresh natural source of vitamins and other nutrients: vitamin C, folate, potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin E, and vitamin K.

Research is showing that the nutrients in Hawaiian papayas: promote the health of the cardiovascular system, provide protection against colon cancer, help prevent atherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease.

Hawaiian papayas also promote digestive health, have anti-inflammatory effects, support your immune system, protect against macular degeneration, protect against rheumatoid arthritis, and promote lung health.

Read more details about the above statements and why Papayas are one of the healthiest foods.

If you cannot get fresh papayas year round at your local mainland market (especially in the winter), we can ship fresh Hawaiian papayas from the Big Island Hawaii direct to your doorstep! Receive the gift of health for you and your loved ones from a company you can trust.

We received this unsolicited letter from a customer today:

What a treat it was to get to enjoy fresh delicious Hawaiian papaya here in North Carolina. We can't get Hawaiian papaya here. Our grocery stores usually carry papayas from South America and we've never seemed to find them to taste even half as good as Hawaiian papayas do.

The package arrived in just 3 days! There were 10 papayas in total and the last one is now gone. Even though we shared them with family that had never tried papaya before, the package still lasted a week. Everyone loved the papayas! We've saved some seeds to dry and use as a meat tenderizer (per your post) and possibly even try to grow a tree in a greenhouse. Mahalo for offering us mainlanders the opportunity to have fresh papaya at home!

Sheila B.

Don't forget to check out our Hawaiian Papayas blog category for recipes and directions for papaya seed dressing, marinade, meat tenderizer, spice, salsa and more!

Hawaiian Papaya Seed Dressing and Marinade Recipe

Get your money's worth and health worth from your fresh Hawaiian papaya fruits. After consuming the papaya fruit, don't throw the seeds away! Save the papaya seeds to make my delicious and easy recipe for Hawaiian papaya seed dressing and marinade.

Hawaiian Papaya Seed Dressing and Marinade Recipe

Seeds of 1 papaya (but you can use less, fresh or dried seeds)
1/4 cup lime juice (substitute with wine vinegar)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup macadamia nut oil (substitute with salad oil)
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. dried onion flakes (optional)
sugar to taste (optional)

Using your blender, add all of the ingredients except the papaya seeds and blend thoroughly. Add papaya seeds and blend until papaya seeds are about the size of coarsely ground pepper.

You can use this as a marinade for meat or tofu. Marinate for 45 minutes.

If you do not have fresh papaya fruit in your supermarket, you can buy Hawaiian Papayas online from us. It will arrive fresh to your doorstep via UPS direct from Hawaii!

See our related post Hawaiian papaya seeds make a wonderful meat tenderizer and spice, along with directions for drying papaya seeds.

Also see our "Hawaiian Papaya" blog post category for more papaya related posts.

Hawaiian Papaya Seeds Make a Wonderful Meat Tenderizer and Spice

The benefits of the Hawaiian Papaya fruit are known for effectively aiding in digestion, and can soothe an upset stomach when the fruit is eaten or when taken as a juice. However, did you also know that the papaya seeds are very useful as a meat tenderizer and as a spice?

After you are through eating your delicious and healthy Hawaiian papayas full of Vitamin A, don't throw away the papaya seeds! The papaya fruit and papaya seeds are a prime source of an enzyme called papain that breaks down protein. This active tenderizing ingredient is a protein-digesting enzyme which is very similar to human stomach pepsin. Papain powder made from papayas and other fruits are sold as brand name meat tenderizers.

To make your own natural meat tenderizer, you can use fresh papaya seeds or dry papaya seeds -- just wash the seeds and spread them on a paper towel in a plate, then set the plate on a sunny window sill to dry for a few days. This is how we did it in our family when I was growing up, but I suppose a food dehydrator would also work.

My father -- the cook in the family -- would use papaya seeds to tenderize tough cuts of meat. This is how he did it. First, use a mortar and pestle or spice grinder to grind the papaya seeds. Rub the ground papaya seeds on your cheap tough piece of steak or other cut of meat on both sides, and then put it in the fridge for an hour or two until you are ready to cook it. You can also add the ground up papaya seeds to your meat's marinade sauce. The longer it is on your meat or in your marinade sauce, the more tender your meat will become; but you may want to test the timing, if you leave the papaya seeds on too long your meat will turn to mush.

As a spice, you can add your dry papaya seeds to your pepper grinder, they have a peppery taste but as a bonus can also aid in your digestion at the same time.

Don't forget, we can ship fresh Hawaiian Papayas to the mainland to you or your loved ones for a special and healthy gift treat.

Easy Hawaiian Papaya Salsa Recipe

Anyone can make my super easy healthy Hawaiian papaya salsa recipe. I made this up the other night and served it with grilled ahi steaks. It came out so wonderfully that I wanted to share my creation with the world!

This Hawaiian papaya salsa taste sweet, hot, spicy and fresh all at the same time! You can prepare it an hour in advance, but it is best to eat all of it with your meal, by the next day it turns watery.

Ingredients:
1 ripe Hawaiian Papaya seeded and diced
1/4 cup of your favorite fresh prepared salsa
1/2 cup green bell pepper finely chopped

Mix all of the ingredients in a bowl. Wait a few minutes for the flavors to blend, then it is ready. I told you it was super easy!

If fresh papayas from Hawaii are not available in your area, or you would like to send papayas as a gift to someone, we can ship them fresh to your doorstep via UPS! Send Fresh Hawaiian Papayas to the mainland!