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Som Tam Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 unripe green papaya
  • 1 medium carrot peeled
  • 11/2 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup long beans
  • 1/2 cup coriander leaves
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 -2 thai red chili
  • 1/4 th cup coarsely crushed peanut
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red chili flakes
  • 3 tbsp palm sugar
  • 5 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage for garnish optional

Instructions

  • Peel the green skin of papaya and with the help of julienne tools(peeler) to et long thin strings. You can use a box of the grater. Same way grate carrots also.
  • Take a mortar put garlic cloves, green chili, and long beans. mash them gently. Now add the sugar, lemon juice, and 4-5 pieces of half cut cherry tomatoes. With the help of pestle mash them gently so that we get a little juicy texture. Make sure you don't make them very soft just use pestle with soft hands.
  • Take a big size salad bowl add juliennes of papaya and carrot, now pour the dressing which we make in mortar on the salad. Sprinkle left peanuts, tomatoes, and coriander leaves.
  • In our recipe, we have used purple cabbage for garnishing though it's optional if you use it will add crunch to your salad.
  • Your yummy som tam salad is ready to be relished!