Green Papaya Salad

Name: Green Papaya Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g green papaya, peeled and shredded; 200g cherry tomatoes, halved; 80g green beans, cut in 3cm lengths; 4 cloves garlic; 4 bird eye chillis; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 60g roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp dried shrimps, optional

Thai som tum — shredded green papaya pounded with chilli, garlic, lime and fish sauce — vibrant and refreshing.

Total time

20 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

0 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Asian

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

400ggreen papaya, peeled and shredded

200gcherry tomatoes, halved

80ggreen beans, cut in 3cm lengths

4 clovesgarlic

4bird eye chillis

3 tbspfish sauce

3 tbsplime juice

1 tbsppalm sugar

60groasted peanuts

2 tbspdried shrimps, optional

Instructions

Pound garlic and chillis in a large mortar to a rough paste.

Add green beans and lightly bruise.

Add tomatoes and pound briefly.

Add fish sauce, lime juice and palm sugar, mix well.

Add shredded papaya and pound lightly — just to bruise and mix.

Add dried shrimps if using and peanuts.

Taste and adjust — should be sour, spicy, salty and slightly sweet. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

133

Protein

Fat

7.6g

Carbs

12g

Fiber

2.6g

Sodium

886mg

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