Green Bean Salad

When you see som thum on a menu, you might think of the classic Thai green papaya salad. But many people don’t realize that you can “thum,” or pound, anything into a version of papaya salad (minus the papaya). There’s thum thang, or spicy cucumber salad, and thum carrot, which is a great alternative to papaya when you can’t find it. My go-to version is thum tua, or green bean salad. The heartiness of green beans and the slightly bitter flavor plays perfectly with the fish sauce, lime, garli