Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
The iconic Thai street salad — crunchy green papaya with chilli, lime and fish sauce.
Ingredients 🌶️
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Preparation
Pound garlic and chilli in a mortar.
Add sugar, fish sauce and lime juice.
Add papaya, tomatoes and beans. Lightly pound to bruise and mix.
Top with roasted peanuts. Serve immediately.
Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
The iconic Thai street salad — crunchy green papaya with chilli, lime and fish sauce.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
0 mins
Servings
4
Energy
380 kJ
Ingredients
- 1 green papaya, julienned
- 2 tomatoes, halved
- 100g green beans, blanched
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2–4 bird's eye chillies
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tbsp palm sugar
- 50g roasted peanuts
🟠 Don't have fresh papaya on hand? Check what's in season right now or see if neighbors have tree-ripened, organic crops available on the PickFresh app.
Nutrition per serving
Method
- 1
Pound garlic and chilli in a mortar.
- 2
Add sugar, fish sauce and lime juice.
- 3
Add papaya, tomatoes and beans. Lightly pound to bruise and mix.
- 4
Top with roasted peanuts. Serve immediately.
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