Monday 4 June 2012

Thai Raw Papaya Salad- Som Tam


Thai Green papaya salad, a delicious and crunchy salad with a lovely tangy sweet and sour flavour.This salad is very popular in thailand , you can find the original recipe here. I have adapted the recipe to make it vegetarian by omitting the fish sauce and shrimp paste.

Ingredients:

1 medium raw papaya
2 tablespoons roasted peanuts coarsely chopped
12 Cherry tomatoes cut in halves
1 tablespoon fresh chopped coriander
1 long red sweet pepper cut into thin  juliennes
1 green chilli finely chopped
10 basil leaves roughly torn

Dressing:
1 clove garlic finely minced
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon soya sauce(replacing fish sauce)
1 tablespoon sweet and sour chilli sauce(replacing shrimp paste)
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Method:

1. Peel the papaya and cut in half.
2. Discard the seeds and grate or cut the papaya into very thin long juliennes.
3. Add the papaya to a large bowl, add the red pepper, chilli, coriander and half the peanuts and half the coriander.Toss together.
4. In a screw top jar add all the ingredients listed under dressing and mix well.
5. Pour the dressing over the papaya mixture and toss well.
6. Transfer the salad to a serving dish and sprinkle with remaining peanuts and coriander.


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8 comments:

  1. Dear Nayana
    How are you?
    Very nice recipe.It is different from the one I eat here. May be there are many variations. Noting down, will make it once I am back
    Have a nice week

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  2. LOve love love papaya salad. And ever so thankful for the vegetarian options.

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  3. Nice and healthy fruit salad...perfect for sunny hot days...

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  4. Yummy salad. Never tried uncooked raw papaya but willing to give this a try.

    Mina

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  5. Could you do a simple, authentic and tasty Pad Thai recipe please.

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