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Green Papaya Salad (Vegetarian)*

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Thai
Keyword: green, papaya
Servings: 0
Author: RGK/FootprintTheWorld

Ingredients

  • 3 cups firm green papaya (peeled and grated
  • ½ cup thinly sliced cabbage
  • ¼ cup grated carrots
  • 6 blanched halved green beans cut in 2-inch pieces. Blanching is optional depending on if you like the crunch or not
  • 10 baby tomatoes halved or in quarters
  • 4 fresh basil leaves coarsely chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro coarsely chopped
  • 2 green onions thinly sliced

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp Roasted peanuts
  • 4 cloves Minced garlic
  • 1 Green Thai Chili with seeds
  • 1 Red thai chili with seeds
  • Lemon juice of 1 lime
  • 3 tbsp Soy sauce
  • ½ tsp Salt per taste
  • ½ tsp Palm sugar

Instructions

  • Crush peanuts, chilies and garlic in a small mortar and pestle
  • Whisk together the ingredients of the dressing ( minus peanuts)
  • Combine all the ingredients
  • Chill for 1 hr
  • Toss the salad with the peanuts before serving

Notes

*If you would like a non-veg version, you can add 2 tbsp fish sauce and also 2 tbsp chopped dried shrimp.