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Green Papaya Salad

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Green Papaya Salad

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

1

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

2

Add green beans and lightly bruise.

3

Add tomatoes and pound briefly.

4

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

5

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

6

Add dried shrimps if using and peanuts.

7

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
7g
Fat
7.6g
Carbs
12g
Fiber
2.6g
Sodium
886mg

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