Thai Som Tam Recipe With Great Papaya Alternative!

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt + water

Soy sauce is easier to find and suitable for vegetarians.

green papaya

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cucumber

Zucchini or cucumber can mimic the texture and freshness.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: almonds

Sunflower seeds offer a similar crunch with less cost.

chili peppers

🥗Healthier: bell peppers

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne provides heat without the cost of fresh chilies.

Grate about 130 grams of swede.

Trim the green beans and cut them into quarters.

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

Boil the raw prawns until they are nice and pink.

Put the garlic, chili, a pinch of grated swede, and one quarter of a green bean into the mortar and pestle and smash everything down until broken down nicely.

Add the rest of the grated swede and the rest of the green beans to the mortar and smash everything until the beans have broken down a bit.

Add the chopped cherry tomatoes and squash them into the mixture for a few seconds.

Add the cooked prawns, cashew nuts, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar to the mixture and crush and mix everything vigorously for a few minutes.

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