Som Tam

Som Tam

🟡 Medium

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shredded unripe green papaya
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2-3 Thai bird eye chilies
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1/4 cup long beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 3 tbsp roasted peanuts, crushed
  • 1 lime wedge for serving

Instructions

  1. 1
    In a large mortar, pound the garlic and Thai chilies together until fragrant and slightly broken down
  2. 2
    Add the long beans and tomatoes to the mortar, gently bruising them to release their flavors
  3. 3
    Add the shredded green papaya to the mortar and toss gently, mixing without over-crushing
  4. 4
    Pour in the lime juice, fish sauce, and palm sugar, then toss everything together until well combined
  5. 5
    Transfer to a serving plate and top with crushed roasted peanuts
  6. 6
    Serve immediately with a lime wedge on the side
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