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Papaya Lime Smoothie

Cool off during the hot summer months with these refreshing, naturally sweetened Papaya Lime Smoothies!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Papaya and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 27 recipes mention both. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 2
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Peel the ripe papaya, scoop out and discard the seeds, then cut the flesh into rough chunks.

  2. Zest the limes, then cut them in half and squeeze out the juice.

  3. Add the papaya chunks, lime zest and lime juice to a blender.

  4. Add the Greek yogurt, milk and honey or maple syrup to the blender.

  5. Blend on high for about 1 minute, stopping to scrape down the sides as needed, until completely smooth.

  6. Taste the smoothie and blend briefly again if it needs more sweetness or tang.

  7. Pour into glasses and serve right away.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Papaya + yogurttop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together27 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Papaya + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Yogurt + honeytop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together659 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  4. Milk + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,333 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

  5. Papaya + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together31 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs