Easy Green Papaya Salad with Watermelon Rind (Thai Som Tum)

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides a similar umami flavor, while salt can enhance taste without added calories.

palm sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness, while granulated sugar is more economical.

Choose a watermelon that feels heavy for its size and has a good, even shape with a creamy yellow spot.

Make the dressing by whisking together fresh lime juice, minced garlic, brown sugar, miso paste, soy sauce, and chile crisp.

Shred the watermelon rind using a food processor, placing the denser green part towards the middle of the disc for better shredding.

You want about 4 cups of shredded watermelon rind.

Add the shredded watermelon rind into the bowl with the dressing and mix well.

Cover the bowl and put it in the fridge to let it sit for about 30 minutes.

Assemble the salad by adding the dressed watermelon rind to a plate or bowl.

Top with green beans, sliced grape tomatoes, chopped cilantro, and chopped peanuts.

Finish with a spritz of fresh lime juice before serving.

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