Green Papaya Salad Recipe | How to Make Som Tam Thai by Beautiful Street Food Chef Praew

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.

Peel the green papaya and wash it with water to remove any latex residue.

Put the Thai chili, monosodium glutamate, sugar, roasted peanuts, and garlic into a mortar and pestle.

Grind the ingredients in the mortar and pestle until well mixed.

Add the green beans, cherry tomatoes, lime, and 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce to the mortar.

Mix everything together in the mortar to combine the flavors.

Add the grated green papaya to the mixture and combine well.

Finish by adding roasted peanuts and dried shrimp to the salad.

Serve the salad as desired.

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