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Ingredients for this super awesome salad 

Ingredients to serve 4 people:

1 medium sized green papaya
4 small plum tomatoes
1 carrot
3 strands of green beans
10ml tamarind juice
25ml lime juice
2 cloves garlic
50gm prik kee noo (red chili peppers)
10gm brown sugar
25ml nam pla (fish sauce)
25gm dried shrimps
50gm unsalted roasted peanuts

Preparing your salad 

Peel the papaya and shred the green flesh (if you don't have a suitable implement for the purpose a coarse cheese grater may work).

Also peel and shred the carrot.

Chop the green beans into 1 inch pieces.

Put the shredded papaya and carrot in the fridge for a few minutes while preparing the other ingredients.

Soften the dried shrimp in a few mls of boiling water.

Pound the garlic and the red chili peppers together in a pestle and mortar.

Separately pound the peanuts together with the shrimp, but only until coarsely broken up, not reduced to dust or paste.

Mix the tamarind, juice, lime juice, fish sauce and the sugar.

Chop the tomatoes into quarters.

Now mix the shredded papaya, carrot with all the other ingredients and gently pound them together.

Mix all the ingredients together and serve in a bowl. Most restaurants would drain off some of the excess juice before serving, but I usually keep it.

Note: You should reduce the amount of red chili peppers used if you do not like it spicy.

What to eat with your salad 

Generally the som tum salad is eaten with sticky rice and grilled chicken. Thai's also have this with grilled or fried pork and green beans.

How To Make Papaya Salad Video Instruction 

How do you like it? 

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Green Papaya vs Raw Mango

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I prefer Green Papaya

Nzz says:

I like green papayas! Actually, I've tasted a similar papaya salad called "Atchara".

Posted October 12, 2008

Mango for me

mulberry says:

I have to confess, I haven't tried papaya, but I know I like Mango.

Posted October 09, 2008

 

 

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Jimmie I'm in Thailand right now and had this very dish with my lunch! I adore it!! It's cheap (from street vendors), nutritious, and delicious! Posted October 07, 2008