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Som Tum

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Som Tum

A spicy, tangy green papaya salad, pounded together in a mortar with peanuts, dried shrimp and fresh lime.

Total time
20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Thai
gluten-free

Ingredients

400ggreen papaya, shredded
2roma tomatoes, quartered
100gsnake beans, cut into lengths
3 tbspfish sauce
3 tbsplime juice
1 tsppalm sugar
3Thai chillies
2 clovesgarlic
30groasted peanuts
1 tbspdried shrimp

Instructions

1

Pound garlic and chillies in a mortar.

2

Add dried shrimp, snake beans and tomatoes — pound gently.

3

Add papaya, fish sauce, lime juice and palm sugar.

4

Bruise with pestle to dress — don't mash.

5

Top with peanuts and serve with sticky rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
66
Protein
3.7g
Fat
3.8g
Carbs
5.6g
Fiber
1g
Sodium
878mg

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