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Green papaya salad — cropped photograph of the dish

Thailand

Green papaya salad

Green papaya salad

Green papaya salad

The celebrated northeastern Thai salad of crisp green papaya, chilli, lime, yardlong bean, peanuts and dried shrimp.

The celebrated northeastern Thai salad of crisp green papaya, chilli, lime, yardlong bean, peanuts and dried shrimp.

The celebrated northeastern Thai salad of crisp green papaya, chilli, lime, yardlong bean, peanuts and dried shrimp.

Préparation
10 min
Cuisson
5 min
Difficulté
Easy

Ingrédients

Les quantités s’adaptent automatiquement.

2 convives
  • 3 piecesbird’s-eye chillies
  • 5 piecesgarlic cloves
  • 1 pieceyardlong bean, cut into 4 cm pieces
  • 2 piecestomatoes, cut into small pieces
  • 1 tbsppalm sugar or brown sugar
  • 1 tbsproasted peanuts
  • 1 tbspdried shrimp
  • 1 tbsplime juice
  • 2 piecesunwaxed limes, quartered
  • 1 tbspfish sauce
  • 120 ggreen papaya, julienned
  • 1 portiongrilled chicken, optional for serving

Préparation

  1. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the chillies and garlic to a fine paste.
  2. Add the yardlong bean pieces and pound them lightly.
  3. Add the tomatoes, sugar, peanuts, dried shrimp, lime juice and lime wedges, followed by the fish sauce. Mix gently until the sugar has dissolved.
  4. Add the green papaya and mix again. Serve the salad on its own or with grilled chicken.

The suggested quantities are a starting point: adjust the seasoning and cooking time according to the products used.