Green Papaya Salad
Description
This Thai-inspired green papaya salad recipe pairs the sweet, tart flavor of unripe papaya with bright citrus, zesty chiles, and dry-roasted peanuts.
Ingredients
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3 cloves garlic, peeled
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3 Thai green chiles
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6 green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
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1 large unripe papaya, peeled and cut into thin strips
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1 tomato, halved and seeded
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2 tablespoons fish sauce
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2 tablespoons lime juice
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1 teaspoon palm sugar
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2 tablespoons finely chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts
Directions
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Combine garlic, chiles, and green beans in a mortar and pound roughly with the pestle. Add papaya and pound again to bruise the ingredients. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, then pound again. Add tomato and pound to combine. Stir in chopped peanuts and serve.