Som tam (green papaya salad)

Name: Som tam (green papaya salad)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 400 g Green papaya; 2 cloves garlic; 2 Thai red chillies; 2 tbsp Dried shrimp; 30 g Roasted peanuts; 1 tbsp Palm sugar; 2 tbsp Fish sauce; 2 Limes; 8 Cherry tomatoes; 60 g Green beans

Crunchy shredded green papaya pounded with chilli, lime, fish sauce and palm sugar. Hot, sour, salty and sweet all at once.

20 min20 prep · 0 cook
MediumDifficulty
250 kcalper serving

Ingredients

2 servings

Green papaya400 g
garlic2 cloves
Thai red chillies2
Dried shrimp2 tbsp
Roasted peanuts30 g
Palm sugar1 tbsp
Fish sauce2 tbsp
Limes2
Cherry tomatoes8
Green beans60 g

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Steps

1
Peel the papaya, remove the seeds and cut it into long, thin strips with a julienne peeler or a sharp knife.
2
Cut the green beans into short lengths and halve the tomatoes.
3
In a large mortar, pound the garlic and chillies to a rough paste. Add the dried shrimp and half the peanuts and pound briefly.
4
Add the palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice and stir until the sugar dissolves.
5
Add the beans, tomatoes and papaya and gently bruise everything with the pestle, turning it with a spoon so it soaks up the dressing.
6
Taste and balance with more lime, fish sauce or sugar. Serve at once, topped with the remaining peanuts.

Tips and questions

What can I use instead of green papaya?: Firm green mango, kohlrabi, or a mix of carrot and cucumber cut into thin strips all give a similar crunch.
Can I make it vegetarian?: Leave out the dried shrimp and replace the fish sauce with light soy sauce plus an extra squeeze of lime.
Can I make it ahead?: You can shred the papaya a few hours ahead and keep it in iced water, but pound and dress it only right before eating.

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Som tam (green papaya salad)

Ingredients

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