Green Papaya Salad
Ingredients
- ½ lb green papaya, peeled, seeded & shredded
- 2 medium carrots, peeled & shredded
- 1-3 Thai bird chiles (red or green), or to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed & peeled
- ½ tsp sea salt
- zest of ½ lime
- 2 tbsp palm sugar (or dark brown sugar)
- 1 tomato, rough chopped
- 1 tbsp tamari (or soy or fish sauce)
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- ¼ cup mint leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup Thai basil leaves, chopped
- ¼ cup dry roasted peanuts, lightly crushed, chopped or whole
- Shredder
- mortar & pestle
- microplane or zester
- citrus juicer
How-to
- Place shredded green papaya and carrots in the bowl of a mortar. Smash and grind to soften papaya with pestle until the flesh turns a milky-white color. This will help the salad absorb more of the dressing. Remove to a medium-sized bowl
- Place chiles, garlic, palm sugar, salt and lime peel in the mortar bowl. Work into a paste. Add tomatoes and incorporate into chile paste
- Add mixture to papaya and carrots, and add soy sauce and lime juice. Toss to combine. Adjust seasonings if needed
- Top with peanuts and serve