Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad) Recipe

Summers mean salads and this popular Thai inspired raw papaya salad is a great one to serve in the afternoon or evening.

This bright and spicy Thai papaya salad by Sheenu Duggal, Blogger & Homemaker, packs a flavorful punch, easy to make and is delicious. Green or raw papaya is an amazing source of vitamins C, B, folate, potassium and fiber. It’s an excellent low calorie, high nutrition ingredient to include in your diet. This salad is refreshingly spicy, sweet, sour, salty flavor with an added crunch of peanuts.

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Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad) Recipe

Bright & Spicy Thai Papaya Salad!

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Course

Salad

Cuisine

Thai

Keyword

recipe

Prep Time

20 mins

Servings

serving MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cups raw Papaya, shredded
• 2-3 birds eye chillies, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic
• 8-10 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• salt to taste

Course Salad Cuisine Thai Keyword recipe Prep Time 20 mins Servings serving MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 1/2 cups cups raw Papaya, shredded 2-3 birds eye chillies, chopped 4-5 cloves garlic 8-10 cherry tomatoes, halved 1 carrot, shredded 1/4 cup roasted peanuts 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 tbsp tamarind paste 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp soy sauce salt to taste

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Instructions

1. Wash and peel papaya.
2. Take 1 half and remove seeds and grate it.
3. Wash and grate carrot.
4. Take 2-3 tbsp shredded papaya, 2-3 cherry tomatoes, chillies, garlic, brown sugar, lemon juice, soy sauce, tamarind paste and some peanuts and roughly pound in a mortar and pestle and keep aside.
5. In a bowl, add papaya, carrots, cherry tomatoes and peanuts.
6. Add salt and mix well.
7. Add salt and mix well.
8. Before serving, add roasted peanuts on the top and serve chilled.