Thai Green Papaya Salad
Green Papaya Salad Recipe
By Manivan Larprom
The most popular salad of Thailand and Laos is the Green Papaya salad. On the first bite, your tongue should taste extreme heat, salt, and sour all at once. The taste is invigorating!
Ingredients:
- 1-4 chilies
- 1 garlic clove
- 3 cups shredded green papaya
- 1/2 cup sliced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
- 3 tablespoons squeezed lime
- 1 tablespoon sugar (optional)
- 2 tablespoons dried shrimp (optional)
In a mortar and pestle, crush chilies and garlic until they are separated. Add the papaya and the remaining ingredients into the mortar. Using the pestle to crush and a tablespoon to stir, mix all the ingredients in the mortar. When the sugar and shrimp paste are dissolved the papaya salad is ready to be served. Toss the papaya salad over rice noodles and sprinkle some toasted peanuts on top to make this salad a meal.
Watch a video on how to shred a green papaya with just a knife. Also watch a video on how to make the papaya salad on my blog at www.thai-laos-food.blogspot.com. The video shows the traditional method. Some Thai / Lao restaurants mix all the ingredients in a large bowl using chopsticks. In my opinion, for an authentic texture, the tomatoes need to be crushed.
Manivan Larprom, a Thai / Lao girl, on a mission to teach, through her video blog, how anyone can cook Thai / Lao food.
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Bring Thai Green Papaya Salad to your next barbecue, picnic or potluck. It also makes a great side with the Recipe for Travel's Vietnamese Roast Pork or Chicken!
