Som Tam

Ingredients

• Green papaya 1 small (250 g peeled)
• Cherry tomatoes 100 g
• Yardlong beans or green beans 50 g
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Thai chilies 2 small
• Dried shrimp 2 tbsp (12 g)
• Roasted peanuts 3 tbsp (27 g)
• Palm sugar 1 tbsp (15 g)
• Fish sauce 2 tbsp
• Lime juice 3 tbsp

Instructions

1. 1

   Peel the papaya, remove the seeds and cut the flesh into long thin strips with a julienne peeler or a sharp knife.

2. 2

   Cut the beans into 3 cm pieces and halve the tomatoes.

3. 3

   Pound the garlic and chilies to a rough paste in a large mortar.

4. 4

   Add the palm sugar, fish sauce and lime juice and stir until the sugar dissolves.

5. 5

   Add the beans and dried shrimp and bruise them lightly with the pestle.

6. 6

   Add the papaya and tomatoes and pound gently for 1-2 minutes, turning the mixture with a spoon so it absorbs the dressing.

7. 7

   Add the peanuts, toss, taste for a balance of sour, salty and sweet, and serve right away.