Som Tam Thai (Central Thai-Style Green Papaya Salad)

This salad combines crunchy strips of unripe green papaya with fresh chiles, pungent garlic, savory dried shrimp, roasted peanuts, long beans, and tomatoes, all of which are tossed with a salty-sour-sweet dressing made with fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar.

Instructions

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You can adjust the spiciness of this salad to suit your taste by reducing or increasing the amount of fresh Thai chiles in the recipe.
2

Dried shrimp can be found in Asian markets and also online.
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Palm sugar can be found in Southeast Asian markets, as well as some nationwide supermarkets like HMart, and also online. At room temperature, palm sugar is a solid mass and needs to be softened so that it can be incorporated into the dressing. You can soften palm sugar by microwaving at full power in a microwave-safe bowl for approximately 15 seconds. If you can’t find palm sugar, for this recipe you can substitute with an equal amount of light brown sugar.

Ingredients

Instructions