Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Such bright, fresh flavors.
Ingredients
- 2 Thai green chili peppers
- 1/2 cup long beans sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 2 cloves garlic peeled
- 1/2 tomato sliced
- 2 cups shredded green papaya sub english cucumber
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
- 1 teaspoon palm sugar chopped fine
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
Instructions
Salad
- Place chilies, long beans and garlic in bowl and grind together until the break up.
- In medium size bowl gently mix together the ground chili mixture, tomato and green papaya or cucumber.
Salad dressing
- In small bowl, combine palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice. Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Pour dressing over salad, toss gently to combine and top with roasted peanuts.
Notes
- We substituted English cucumber for the green papaya. After you shred the cucumber, place it in a colander that is lined with paper towels and on top to draw out excess moisture.
- Palm sugar was a brand new ingredient to me. It came in little pre-formed hard cakes. I shaved off pieces with a chef's knife and chopped it very fine. I think you could also grate it as well.
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