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Som Tum Thai Recipe (Green Papaya Salad)
This is a quick and easy authentic som tum Thai recipe for green papaya salad with a tasty dressing, juicy tomatoes, and crisp yard long beans.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 312 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 2 Chilies to taste
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 yard long beans cut into 1-inch sizes
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 1/3 cup roasted peanuts
- 2 tbsp palm sugar
- 3/4 lime sliced
- 3 cups green papaya shredded
- 3 small tomatoes halved
Instructions
- Begin by peeling the papaya and grating it into thin slices. Cut the limes and tomatoes into bite-sized pieces. Chop the yard long beans into 1-inch sized pieces.
- Pound the chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle until they are slightly broken down.
- Add the yard long beans and lightly pound them, just enough to release their juice. Don’t break them completely, aim for a fresh crunch, not a mushy texture.
- Add fish sauce, roasted peanuts and palm sugar. Pound and mix the ingredients. If needed, use a spoon to help you, I use a wooden spoon or a plastic rice spoon.
- Squeeze fresh lime juice into the mortar and toss in the lime peels. Then, add the shredded green papaya along with the tomato slices. If you’re using dried mini shrimp, add those too. Pound and stir to ensure all the papaya slices have soaked up the salad dressing. Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- For a vegetarian version, use a vegetarian fish sauce alternative.
- Adjust the amount of chilies to your spice-level.
Nutrition Information
Calories
312kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
47g
(16%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Sodium
2271mg
(95%)
Potassium
835mg
(24%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
2452IU
(49%)
Vitamin C
201mg
(223%)
Calcium
99mg
(10%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 312
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 312kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 47g | 16% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Sodium | 2271mg | 95% |
| Potassium | 835mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 2452IU | 49% |
| Vitamin C | 201mg | 223% |
| Calcium | 99mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.