Green papaya salad

Name: Green papaya salad
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 small garlic cloves, peeled; 6 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters; 4-6 small Thai green chillies, chopped or to taste; 1 tbsp tamarind water; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp fresh lime juice; 2½ tbsp grated palm sugar; 400g shredded green papaya; 4 snake beans, cut at 1.5cm lengths; 2 tbsp roasted, unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp dried shrimp, chopped

Neil Perry

December 8, 2016

Green papaya salad used as a bed for grilled pork skewers.William Meppem

easyTime:< 30 minsServes:4

This simple, Thai-style salad is great on its own or as an accompaniment to a meat dish.

Ingredients

2 small garlic cloves, peeled
6 cherry tomatoes, cut into quarters
4-6 small Thai green chillies, chopped or to taste
1 tbsp tamarind water
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp fresh lime juice
2½ tbsp grated palm sugar
400g shredded green papaya
4 snake beans, cut at 1.5cm lengths
2 tbsp roasted, unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped
1 tbsp dried shrimp, chopped

Method

Step 1
Using a large mortar and pestle, crush garlic and tomatoes, add chillies and crush lightly. Pour in liquids, then palm sugar and stir to dissolve.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, gently bruise the snake beans and the papaya and mix together.
Step 3
Drizzle papaya and beans with dressing and garnish with roasted peanuts and dried shrimp.