Som Tam Thai (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded green papaya
• Tomato + yardlong beans
• Garlic + fresh chili
• Lime + fish sauce + palm sugar + tamarind
• Roasted peanuts + dried shrimp

Method

• Pound garlic and chili until broken; add yardlong beans and tomato, pound gently
• Season with fish sauce, palm sugar, lime and tamarind to sour-sweet-salty
• Add the papaya and pound-toss gently to combine
• Add peanuts and dried shrimp, toss again, and serve with fresh vegetables

How to choose ingredients

Choose firm, crisp light-green green papaya · Fresh thin-skinned, juicy limes · Freshly roasted peanuts and naturally orange dried shrimp.

Chef's secret

Chef's secret: pound gently just to combine don't bruise the papaya to mush, so the strands stay crisp · balance sour, sweet and salty, and always taste first · add peanuts and dried shrimp last for aroma and crunch.

Order green papaya + som tam ingredients as a set from Fresh Market Online.