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Intermediate | Spicy | 15 min | x2
Green papaya salad (Som Tam) is an extremely popular dish in Thailand. It's fresh, and balances all the flavors of sweet, spicy, salty, and sour, to perfection on a single plate.
INGREDIENTS
| Underripe Papaya (or Mango) | 1 piece |
| Carrot | 1 piece |
| Green Beans | 50g |
| Cherry tomatoes (quartered) | 5 pieces |
| Chillies | 1 or 2 pieces |
| Garlic | 1 clove |
| Fish sauce (or Soy sauce) | 2 Tbsp |
| Coconut Sugar | 2 Tbsp |
| Tamarind Paste | 15g (1 sachet) |
| Lime | 1 piece |
| Unsalted chopped peanuts | 20g |
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Slice the vegetables
Peel the papaya (or mango) and the carrot. Then with a sharp knife, cut into julienne strips. You can also attempt to cut into thin strips with your peeler if you feel comfortable using one.
2
Pound the spices
Pound the garlic and chilli together with a pestle and mortar. Cut the green beans into short lengths, throw into the mortar and pound very lightly, just to soften and bruise them. Place the contents into a mixing bowl.
3
Prepare the dressing
Add the coconut sugar, lime juice, fish sauce (or soy sauce) and tamarind paste into the mixing bowl.
4
Make the salad
Then add the papaya (or mango) and cherry tomatoes into the bowl. Mix all the contents together. Sprinkle the salad with chopped peanuts before serving.