Hot & Sour Thai Style Green Papaya Salad
A vibrant Thai street-food classic made with crisp green papaya, long beans and carrot, tossed in a bold hot-and-sour dressing of lime, tamarind, fish sauce and palm sugar. Pounded gently in a mortar to release flavour and soften the vegetables, the salad is finished with dried shrimp, peanuts and fresh chillies for a perfect balance of crunch, heat and brightness
- 30 min
- NOT TOO TRICKY
- 8
- FISH
Estimated Nutrition per Portion
Estimated Nutrition per Portion
- 180 kcal Calories
- 6 g Protein
- 22 g Carbs
- 7 g Fat
- 5 g Fibre
- 7 g Sugar
Ingredients
| Quantity | Prep Instructions | ||
| Imperial | Metric | ||
| Green papaya | 2 lb | 900 g | Julienne |
| Long beans | 2 lb | 900 g | Blanched cut in 1 1/2 inch lengths |
| Carrot | 4 tbsp | 60 ml | Large, cut in half |
| Cherry tomatoes | 2 tsp | 10 ml | Cut into 3 to 4 pieces |
| Thai chilis | 2 tsp | 10 ml | Minced cut into 3 to 4 pieces |
| Garlic cloves | 6 cup | 1 1/2 ml | |
| Dried shrimp, small | 6 cup | 1 1/2 ml | |
| Tamarind juice | 2 cup | 500 ml | Juice |
| Limes | 6 tbsp | 30 ml | |
| Palm sugar | 6 tsp | 10 ml | Melted with 1tsp (5ml) of water into a thick sirup and used as necessary to balance the sour flavor |
Method
- Prepare ingredients and divide into 3–4 smaller batches for easier mixing.
- Using a deep clay mortar and wooden pestle, pound garlic and Thai chilis together until a rough paste forms.
- Add dried shrimp and lightly pound to bruise. Spoon in tamarind juice, lime juice, fish sauce and palm sugar syrup; stir to combine.
- Add long beans and pound lightly a few times to soften.
- Add julienned green papaya and carrot. Gently bruise and toss to coat evenly with the dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed with more lime, fish sauce or palm sugar.
- Add tomato pieces and lightly bruise to incorporate. Transfer to a serving plate and sprinkle generously with roasted peanuts.
- To serve: Steamed sticky rice Plain rice Grilled chicken or plant-forward proteins Fresh salad greens, cabbage or water spinach
- Pro Tip: Proper preparation of green papaya is essential the mortar-and-pestle technique helps tenderise the fruit and fully integrate flavours.
