Thai Green Papaya Salad
Pin RecipeA refreshing and flavorful salad that's full of exotic spicy kick. This Thai Green Papaya Salad can include chopped peanuts, cilantro, tomatoes, and sliced green beans
Servings: 3
Equipments:
- pestle and mortar
- mandoline slicer or large grater
Ingredients:
- 1 piece green papaya (slivered - you can find green papaya in Asian market)
Spices & Dressing:
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5 Thai chilies (you can adjust the amount accordingly)
- 2 tablespoon peanuts or cashews (shelled and roasted)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or you can use raw brown sugar)
- 2 limes
- 1 tablespoon dried shrimp (optional)
Garnish:
- 2 pieces cherry tomatoes (or roma tomato)
- long beans (cut in 2 inches)
Instructions:
Prep the papaya:
- Wash the green papaya and peel off the skin using a knife or a peeler.
- Use a cheese grater to shave the papaya
Prep the Spice Paste & Dressing:
- Add 2 cloves of garlic and 5 chilies to the mortar.
- Pound them for a few seconds until the garlic is crushed and chilies are reduced to small bits.
- Add ½ tablespoon of palm sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and then squeeze the juice from 1 - 2 limes into the mortar. (you can always adjust/balance the flavor according to your liking).
- Mix and pound the dressing, making sure the palm sugar gets fully dissolved into the liquid.
- Add one tablespoon of roasted peanuts, 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, and then roughly slice in the tomatoes into the mortar.
- Pound the mixture for about 30 seconds, lightly breaking up the tomatoes, shrimp, and peanuts.
Prep the salad:
- Toss in a handful of the green papaya shavings. Mix it all together, doing a combination of using just a spoon and pounding lightly.
- Make sure the dressing is coating all the green papaya and that the salad is evenly mixed.
- Serve with additional garnish like basil, long beans or more peanuts.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 62.99kcal | Carbohydrates: 10.07g | Protein: 1.99g | Fat: 2.67g | Saturated Fat: 0.47g | Sodium: 475.33mg | Fiber: 1.75g | Sugar: 4.47g
Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
Did you make this?I would love seeing what you've made! Tag me on Instagram @theforkbitedotcom or leave me a comment or rating below.