Som Tam

Name: Som Tam
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 300 g green papaya, shredded; 4 piece tomato, halved; 3 clove garlic; 2 piece green chili; 40 g peanuts, crushed; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 piece lime, juiced; 1 tbsp palm sugar; 1 tbsp dried shrimp

Pounded green papaya salad with chili, lime, and peanuts.

15 min
Easy
2 servings
Thai
Vegan
Gluten free

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Ingredients

green papaya, shredded300g
tomato, halvedcherry preferred4 piece
garlic3 clove
green chilithai bird if available2 piece
peanuts, crushedroasted40g
fish sauce2 tbsp
lime, juiced2 piece
palm sugar1 tbsp
dried shrimp (optional)1 tbsp

Method

1
Pound garlic and chili in a mortar to a rough paste.
A few uneven chunks is the goal — not a smooth paste.
2
Add palm sugar and pound until dissolved.
3
Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and dried shrimp; bruise gently.
4
Add halved cherry tomatoes and crushed peanuts; bruise to release juice.
5
Pile in shredded green papaya; pound and toss with a spoon to coat.
Pound and lift, pound and lift — don't crush the papaya.
6
Taste — it should be sour first, then sweet, salty, hot. Adjust and serve immediately.

Per serving

185
kcal: 9g
protein: 22g
carbs: 7g
fat