Som Tum Thai (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

[Keith_]

Transport your taste buds to Thailand with our refreshing Som Tum Thai recipe! This vibrant salad features shredded green papaya, cherry tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, and a zesty dressing made with lime juice, fish sauce, and Thai chilies. It's a perfect balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavors!

Ingredients:

• 1 small green papaya, peeled and shredded
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2-3 Thai chilies, finely chopped (adjust to taste)
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
• 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
• Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
• Fresh lettuce leaves, for serving

Instructions:

1. In a large mortar or bowl, pound Thai chilies and garlic into a rough paste using a pestle.
2. Add shredded green papaya and pound gently to bruise slightly.
3. Add cherry tomatoes, green beans, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix well using a spoon or pestle.
4. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more fish sauce, lime juice, or sugar if needed.
5. Transfer the salad to a serving plate lined with fresh lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with crushed roasted peanuts and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.

Serve this refreshing Som Tum Thai as a side dish or a light lunch! It's a burst of authentic Thai flavors that will leave you wanting more.

 

[TOTO_]

This refreshing salad combines shredded green papaya with a zesty mix of lime juice, fish sauce, and chili peppers. Tossed with tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, and dried shrimp, it’s a perfect balance of spicy, sour, salty, and sweet!

A crunchy, tangy delight that's quintessentially Thai!

 

[Stark]

Transport your taste buds to Thailand with our refreshing Som Tum Thai recipe! This vibrant salad features shredded green papaya, cherry tomatoes, green beans, peanuts, and a zesty dressing made with lime juice, fish sauce, and Thai chilies. It's a perfect balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavors!

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Ingredients:

• 1 small green papaya, peeled and shredded
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cup green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2-3 Thai chilies, finely chopped (adjust to taste)
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 2 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
• 2 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
• Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
• Fresh lettuce leaves, for serving

Instructions:

1. In a large mortar or bowl, pound Thai chilies and garlic into a rough paste using a pestle.
2. Add shredded green papaya and pound gently to bruise slightly.
3. Add cherry tomatoes, green beans, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Mix well using a spoon or pestle.
4. Taste and adjust the seasoning, adding more fish sauce, lime juice, or sugar if needed.
5. Transfer the salad to a serving plate lined with fresh lettuce leaves. Sprinkle with crushed roasted peanuts and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.

Serve this refreshing Som Tum Thai as a side dish or a light lunch! It's a burst of authentic Thai flavors that will leave you wanting more.

Som Tum Thai is one of my favorite Thai salads! The mix of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy flavors is just perfect. It's so refreshing on a hot day!