Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad)
A spicy-sour-sweet Thai papaya salad - a street food classic.
Ingredients
- 1 green papaya, shredded into strips
- 150g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2-3 Thai chillies
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 30g toasted peanuts
Method
Pound the garlic and chillies together in a mortar. Add the tomatoes and pound lightly to bruise them.
Mix in the papaya, lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar, pounding and tossing well.
Top with toasted peanuts and serve immediately.
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