papaya & roasted corn salsa.

if you know me, i love incorporating fruit into anything!  i originally thought of making a mango salsa with corn, but corn and mango are both yellow and i thought it wouldn’t look as nice.  i decided to go with papaya because it has a creamier texture than mango and the corn has a crunchy feel.  i added some spice with jalepeno and tang with some lime juice.  perfect for summer!

RECIPE:

• 1 ripe papaya, diced (you can tell it’s ripe just like mango or avocado, if it’s a little soft)
• 1/4 large red onion, minced
• 5 ears of corn
• juice from 2 limes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 2 jalepenos, seeds removed and diced
• salt & pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

• in a large bowl, add papaya, red onion, lime juice, cilantro, jalepenos, and olive oil
• boil corn for about 5 minutes
• transfer to grill and roast on all sides until grill marks appear and corn is tender but still crunchy
• slice corn off the cobs and let cool
• add corn to papaya mixture and blend carefully
• serve with tortilla chips 🙂