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!