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Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Prepare for your tastebuds to be tantalised with this Thai Green Papaya Salad! Som Tam delivers so many flavours at once. Sweet, sour, salty, spicy.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Course Appetiser
Cuisine Thai
Servings 8
Calories 178 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the dressing

  • 1 tbsp dry roasted peanuts
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 chilli minced
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp palm sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce or vegetarian "fish sauce"
  • ¼ cup /125 ml fresh lime juice
  • 2 tsp Tamarind sauce optional

For the salad

  • 1/ 4-5 cups /260g green/unripe papaya small
  • 1 cup /150g green beans raw
  • 1 cup /150g cherry tomatoes
  • Cilantro for garnish
  • 1 lime for garnish
  • 2 tbsp roasted peanuts

Instructions
 

For the dressing

  • In a mortar combine peanuts, garlic, minced chilli, salt and Splenda® Granulated No Calorie Sweetener bash with a pestle until you have a paste and then combine with fish sauce, Tamarind sauce if using and lime juice. Set aside.

For the salad!

  • Peel and cut green papaya on a mandoline in thin, long strips or use a vegetable grater. (Discard membranes and seeds) Cut raw green beans and cherry tomatoes in half. Mix papaya, bean and cherry tomatoes, add the dressing and toss the salad gently until evenly coated. Set aside for the flavours to meld for 30 minutes. At the end of 30 minutes the mixture should be quite wet.
  • Serves garnished with slightly crushed roasted peanuts, cilantro and limes wedges.

Notes

The dressing could be made using a sugar substitute of choice. 

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 683mgPotassium: 762mgFiber: 4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1116IUVitamin C: 184mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Thai Green Papaya Salad
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