Name: Green Papaya Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ bunch coriander (cilantro), coarsely chopped; ½ bunch mint, coarsely chopped; 2 carrots, shredded; 1 green papaya, peeled and shredded; sugar (jaggery); 3 teaspoons grated palm; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/⅓ cup) fish sauce; 1½ limes, juiced; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) sunflower oil; 2 tablespoons toasted peanuts, chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 chilli, chopped (optional); fresh ginger, chopped, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

Ingredients

1 green papaya, peeled and shredded
2 carrots, shredded
½ bunch mint

Method

The Salad

Combine the green papaya, carrots, mint and coriander.

The Dressing

In a small saucepan, heat the oil over low heat and fry the chopped garlic. Once browned, allow to cool in the oil. Make the sauce by combining the lime juice, fish sauce, palm sugar, salt and chopped chilli. Add the toasted ga