Thai 15 min

Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Name: Som Tum (Thai Green Papaya Salad)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 cups green papaya, shredded; 6 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/4 cup long beans or green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 cloves garlic; 2-4 Thai bird's eye chilies; 2 tbsp dried shrimp; 2 tbsp roasted peanuts; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp palm sugar; Sticky rice for serving

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Ingredientsfor 2

180

Cal

Protein

22g

Carbs

Fat

12 cups green papaya, shredded
26 cherry tomatoes, halved
31/4 cup long beans or green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
42 cloves garlic
52-4 Thai bird's eye chilies
62 tbsp dried shrimp
72 tbsp roasted peanuts
82 tbsp fish sauce
92 tbsp lime juice
101 tbsp palm sugar
11Sticky rice for serving

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Instructions

1
In a large mortar and pestle, pound garlic and chilies into a rough paste.
2
Add long beans and lightly bruise them with the pestle.
3
Add dried shrimp and peanuts, pound lightly to crush.
4
Add shredded green papaya. Pound and toss (don't mash) — use a spoon in the other hand to toss ingredients.
5
Add fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar. Toss and pound gently.
6
Add tomatoes last, bruise them slightly to release juices.
7
Taste and adjust: it should be sour, salty, spicy, and sweet in balance. Serve immediately with sticky rice.