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Thai green papaya salad recipe

A delicious and crunchy, flavour-packed Thai green papaya salad with vibrant dressing.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Thai

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbs palm sugar or golden brown sugar
  • 1 Tbs dried shrimp
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 Tbs plus 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
  • +- 12 - 15 thin green beans
  • 1/2 a medium/large green papaya seeds removed, and shredded (about 3 heaped cups)
  • 10 - 15 small cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro coriander
  • 3 spring onions very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 fresh red Thai chile or another chilli finely sliced (leave seeds in if you like it extra spicy)
  • 2  Tbs coarsely chopped roasted and salted peanuts

Instructions

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  1. Heat a small pan/pot of water to boiling and blanch the green beans for 3 minutes and then refresh them under cold water or drop them into an ice bath to suspend the cooking process. When Cool roughly chop into about 3cm pieces.
  2. In a pestle and mortar, pound the sugar, garlic, and dried shrimp into a fine paste. Add the fish sauce and lime juice and mix until it's well combined. Keep aside.
  3. Shred the de-seeded green papaya into julienne and add to a bowl (you want about 3 heaped cups to 3 1/2). Add the green beans, chopped spring onions, chopped cilantro/coriander, chipped chilli, and cherry tomatoes. Toss to combine. 
  4. When you are ready to serve, pour over the dressing and toss to thoroughly coat. Sprinkle over the chopped peanuts.

Notes

  • Prep all the ingredients for this salad and assemble just before serving to retain as much of the crunch as possible.