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title: Tropical carrot salad with papaya
description: Grated carrots and ripe papaya in a honey, coconut oil, and apple cider vinegar dressing, with fresh ginger and dried coconut. Mike's go-to side.
source: https://poopaya.com/papaya/tropical-carrot-salad-with-papaya
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Papaya is more than the app's namesake. [Here's why it's good for digestion](/articles/papaya-and-digestion).

This is the one I make when I want something that isn't heavy: carrots for crunch, ripe papaya for sweetness, and a dressing that's mostly pantry (warmed honey and coconut oil, sharpened with apple cider vinegar and fresh ginger). It's forgiving, too. Whatever other fruit is sitting in the kitchen can usually go in.