Green Papaya Salad

Name: Green Papaya Salad
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2/3 snake beans or 6 green beans, cut into 2cm/¾ in lengths; juice of 1 lime; 30 ml/2 tbsp crushed roasted peanuts; 15 ml/1 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 45 ml/3 tbsp Thai fish sauce; sliced fresh red chillies, to garnish; 2 tomatoes, cut into thin wedges; 1 green papaya; 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped shallots; 3/4 fresh red chillies, seeded and sliced; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

This salad appears in many guises in South-East Asia. As green papaya is not easy to get hold of, finely grated carrots, cucumber or even crisp green apple can be used instead. Alternatively, use very thinly sliced white cabbage.

Ingredients

1 green papaya
4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
15 ml/1

Asia
Thailand
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the papaya in half lengthways. Scrape out the seeds with a spoon and discard, then peel, using a swivel vegetable peeler or a small sharp knife. Shred the flesh finely in a food processor or using a grater.
Put the garlic, shallots, red