Som Tam (Thai Papaya Salad)

Name: Som Tam (Thai Papaya Salad)
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: larb
Ingredients: 1 green papaya, shredded; 1 garlic clove; 2-3 bird’s eye chilis; 6 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half; 6 string beans, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 tbsp. fish sauce; 1 tbsp. sugar; 1 lime, juiced; 1 dried shrimp; 2 tbsp. roasted peanuts

with Larb Sauce →

By Emily Chan

25 min

serves 2-3

Equipment

mortar and pestle

Ingredients

Larb Sauce

$13

1 green papaya, shredded
1 garlic clove
2-3 bird’s eye chilis
6 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
6 string beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 tbsp. fish sauce
1 tbsp. sugar
1 lime, juiced
1 dried shrimp
2 tbsp. roasted peanuts

Serve with:

Serve alongside any Omsom Thai Larb dish!

Instructions

In a mortar, coarsely crush garlic and chilis.
Add string beans, peanuts, and dried shrimp. Pound until the beans are lightly crushed.
Add sugar and gently incorporate.
Add tomatoes, fish sauce, and lime juice. Gently bruise tomatoes and press around the mortar to mix everything together. Make sure sugar is completely dissolved.
Add papaya. With the pestle in one hand and a spoon in the other, gently bruise the salad while mixing everything together. Enjoy!