Green Papaya Salad
Thai papaya salad, also called Som Tam or Som Tum, is a popular and delicious salad made with shredded green papaya and has a mix of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy tastes. Learn how to make this green papaya salad, and where to find the ingredients in this recipe guide.
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Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 -2 red Thai bird's eye chilies
- 2 tablespoons dried shrimp
- Thai palm sugar ( to taste)
- 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
- 6 oz (170g) green papaya strands
- 6 cherry tomatoes (or grape tomatoes)
- 1/3 cup long green beans (cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) lengths)
- fresh lime juice (to taste)
- fish sauce (to taste)
Steps
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Pound the garlic and bird’s eye chilies until they form a smooth paste.
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Add the dried shrimp and pound until the pieces are broken up, but not completely pulverized.
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Add the palm sugar (cut into small pieces), maybe 2-3 teaspoons at first. More to taste later.
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Add the peanuts and lightly pound them until they are broken into tiny pieces, but be careful not to crush them into a thick paste.
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Add the green beans and crush them with the mortar until they’re splitting and lightly bruised.
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Add the papaya and tomatoes, then pound them gently to bruise them. The goal is to crush the tomatoes slightly so they release their juices, enhancing both flavor and color.
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Add a couple of teaspoons of fish sauce and a couple of teaspoons of lime juice to the mix.
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Have a large spoon in one hand to help flip things over and scrape down the sides of the mortar, while using your other hand to pound away with the pestle.
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Continue pounding and flipping for a few seconds. Add more fish sauce, lime juice, or palm sugar as needed.
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Dish out and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (10% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| garlic | 1 clove | - | - |
| -2 red Thai bird's eye chilies | 1 | - | - |
| dried shrimp | 2 tablespoons | - | - |
| Thai palm sugar | - | - | - |
| roasted peanuts | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| 6 oz | - | - | |
| cherry tomatoes | 6 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 7.200 |
| long green beans | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| fresh lime juice | - | - | - |
| fish sauce | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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