Green Papaya Salad
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded green papaya (see recipe notes)
- 2 tablespoon roasted peanuts (divided)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2-3 Thai red chili peppers (use more or less according to your liking)
- 1 tablespoon dried shrimp
- ⅓ cup chopped green beans
- ¼ cup chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1½ tablespoon Thai fish sauce (use more according to your liking)
- 1½ tablespoon palm sugar (use more according to your liking)
- 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice (use more according to your liking)
Method
- In a small bowl, cover the dried shrimp with hot water. Let stand for 5 minutes, then drain.
- In a large mortar and pestle, pound the garlic, and chilies until there are no more big chunks.
- Add dried shrimp and 1 tablespoon of roasted peanuts to the mortar, then pound until blended. No need to pound too hard.
- Pour the fish sauce, sugar, and lime juice into the mortar and stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Add green beans and tomatoes, then lightly pound them as well.
- Add the green papaya, then mix all the ingredients until the dressing is coating all the green papaya.
- Scrape the mixture into a large bowl. Toss with one tablespoon of chopped peanuts.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
To Shred Papaya: Use a mandoline or Julienne Peeler
If you don't have a mortar and pestle, just use a knife to finely chop up the garlic, chilies, dried shrimp, and peanuts. Then mix all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl.