🇹🇭 Thai

Green Papaya Som Tam-Style Salad

Name: Green Papaya Som Tam-Style Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Garlic; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 100 g Green Beans; 60 g Peanuts; 1, juiced Lime; handful, torn Thai Basil; 2 tbsp Fish Sauce; 1, shredded Green Papaya

🇹🇭 Thai

A bright, herb-packed thai salad where green papaya meets a punchy dressing — fresh, loud and addictive. Ready in 15 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1/2, thinly sliced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Green Beans100 g
Peanuts60 g
Lime1, juiced
Thai Basilhandful, torn
Fish Sauce2 tbsp
Green Papaya1, shredded

Instructions

1
Whisk the lime juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the green papaya — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the green papaya with the garlic, thai basil and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lime if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lime just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Thai Green Papaya Salad Recipe by CiCi Li · on YouTube