Som tum – Thai green papaya salad from Isan
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Som tum – Thai green papaya salad from Isan

Isan's iconic salad: shredded green papaya pounded together with lime, fish sauce, chili, peanuts, and dried shrimp. Sharp, fresh, and addictive.

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Rate:
20 min total
2 servings
Easy

Ingredients

servings

  • Som tum

    • 300 g Green papaya, coarsely shredded
    • 6 stk Cherry tomatoes, halved
    • 50 g Green beans, cut into 3 cm pieces
    • 2 spsk Dried shrimp
    • 30 g Roasted peanuts
    • 3 stk Fresh chilies (bird's eye)
    • 2 fed Garlic
    • 2 spsk Fish sauce
    • 2 spsk Fresh lime juice
    • 1 spsk Palm sugar

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pound the dressing

    1. Lightly pound garlic and chili in a mortar. Add palm sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice and pound once more to combine.
    5 min
    Mortar
  2. 2

    Toss the salad

    1. Add beans and tomatoes, pound lightly to bruise. Add shredded papaya, dried shrimp, and peanuts. Toss gently with two spoons until everything is coated.
    5 min
    Mortar

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Details

Storage

Fresh

  • • Duration: 0 days
  • • Temperature: 5°C
  • • Method: Eat immediately — the papaya loses its crunch quickly.

Tips

Preparation

  • • If you can't find green papaya, use shredded green apple and carrot as an emergency substitute.

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