Som Tam | Green Papaya Salad

Name: Som Tam | Green Papaya Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cups green papaya (shredded); 6 green beans (fresh, raw); 8 cherry tomato (halved); 1 key lime (thinly sliced); 1 clove garlic; 1 tbsp dry shrimp; 1.5 tbsp brown sugar (adjust to your taste); 1.5 tbsp peanut butter; 2 tbsp fish sauce (adjust to your taste); 2 tbsp key lime juice (adjust to your taste); 1 Thai red chili pepper (adjust to your taste); 4 cherry tomato (halved); 2 green beans (thinly sliced); 2 tsp peanuts (crushed)

8 steps

Prep:20min

It should be unnerving for Thai cooks to see green papaya salad made without mortar. But the truth is you only need pounding if papaya shreds are large. A julienne mandoline quickly juliennes papaya into tender shreds. Mix them with green beans, sliced tomatoes, and the dressing in a bowl, squeeze and stir it with your hands (use gloves if necessary), and your salad is ready. The taste and texture in this recipe are adjusted to my preferences. The heat is 3 out of 10. Green papaya is unripe papaya. You can find it in Asian markets with the rest of the ingredients for this salad.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:03:23 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories303.3 kcal (15%)

Total Fat8.8 g (13%)

Carbs53.1 g (20%)

Sugars36.3 g (40%)

Protein9.1 g (18%)

Sodium1542.9 mg (77%)

Fiber8.4 g (30%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

Instructions

for dressing

Step 1

Smash a garlic clove. Stem and deseed Thai chili, chop it.

Step 2

Mash garlic, chili, sugar, and dry shrimp into a paste using a mortar. Incorporate peanut butter into the paste. Add fish sauce and freshly squeezed key lime juice. Stir and check the taste. Adjust it if needed.

main

Step 3

Peel and half papaya. Scrape the seeds out with a spoon.

Step 4

Shred papaya. You need about 1 pound of papaya for 4 cups.

Step 5

Half tomatoes and smash green beans. I also like slicing green beans shorter. You need these ingredients to be ready to release their juices and flavors into the salad.

Step 6