Green Papaya Salad Recipe

Name: Green Papaya Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 120 g small hard green unripe papayas; 1 ½ tablespoons palm sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 -2 garlic clove; 25 g roasted peanuts; 25 g snake beans, cut into pieces; 1 tablespoon ground dried shrimp; 2 -6 bird's eye chilies, stems removed (6 will give a VERY HOT result!!); 50 g cherry tomatoes, cut into 2 pieces; 12 lime; sticky rice, to serve

Servings: persons

120 g small hard green unripe papayas
1 ½ tablespoons palm sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 -2 garlic clove
25 g roasted peanuts
25 g snake beans, cut into pieces
1 tablespoon ground dried shrimp
2 -6 bird's eye chilies, stems removed (6 will give a VERY HOT result!!)
50 g cherry tomatoes, cut into 2 pieces
12 lime
sticky rice, to serve

1
Peel the green papaya with the vegetable peeler and cut the papaya into long, thin shreds.
2
If you have a mandolin, use the grater attachment.
3
Mix the palm sugar with the fish sauce until the sugar has dissolved.
4
Using a large, deep pestle and mortar, pound the garlic into a paste.
5
Add the roasted peanuts and pound roughly together with the garlic.
6
Add the papaya and pound softly, using a spoon to scrape down the sides, and turning and mix well.
7
Add the beans, dried shrimp and chillies and keep pounding and turning to bruise these ingredients.
8
Add the sugar mixture and tomatoes,squeeze in the lime juice and add the lime skin to the mixture.
9
Lightly pound together for another minute until thoroughly mixed.
10
As the juice comes out, pound more gently so the liquid doesn't splash.
11
Discard the lime skin.
12
Taste the sauce in the bottom of the mortar and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
13
It should be balance of sweet and sour with a hot and salty taste.
14
Spoon the papaya salad and all the juices onto a serving plate.
15
Serve with sticky rice.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 120 g small hard green unripe papayas, 1 ½ tablespoons palm sugar, 1 tablespoon fish sauce, 1 -2 garlic clove, and more.

Yes, Green Papaya Salad falls under the Salads category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Keep refrigerated in an airtight container and enjoy within 1–2 days for the best freshness. Best served cold — no reheating needed.

Green Papaya Salad

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