Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Guide To Salads & Fruits | Ultimate Cookery Course

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is easier to find and lower in calories.

palm sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides sweetness with a different flavor profile.

green papaya

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini can mimic the texture of green papaya.

Thai bird chilies

🥗Healthier: jalapeños

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeños offer heat with more availability.

Start by making the spicy paste for the salad using a pestle and mortar.

Add dried shrimp and salt to the mortar and break them up until they resemble a powder.

Slice 1 clove of garlic and add it to the mortar.

Add Birds Eye chili to the mix for heat.

Incorporate 2 tablespoons of brown caster sugar to balance the heat.

Mix in tamarind paste with a little hot water for sourness.

Add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce and mix thoroughly.

Squeeze in lime juice for additional tartness.

Peel the green papaya and slice it into thin slivers.

Grate 1 carrot for texture and add it to the mix.

Add Thai basil and fresh coriander for flavor.

Toast peanuts in a pan until crunchy, then chop them for topping.

Dress the salad by adding the spicy paste to the papaya and carrot mixture.

Sprinkle the roasted nuts on top of the salad and mix well.

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