Thai Green Papaya Salad with shrimps

A popular Thai, dish green papaya salad is called som tum, with “som” meaning “sour” and “Tum” referring to the pounding sound of the larg.  This dish is one of the populer asian salad.

Thai Green Papaya Salad with shrimps recipes :

Serves : 4

Preparation time : 30 minutes

Assembling time : 5 minutes

Ingredients :

• 1 large green papaya

• 2 bird's-eye chillies, minced

• 3 tablespoons fish sauce

• 3 tablespoons juice from large green limes

• 100g fresh shrimps, blanched

• 8-10 cherry tomatoes or 1 large tomato, sliced

• 1 spring onion, thinly sliced

• 1 sprig coriander leaves roughly chopped

• 5 shallots, thinly sliced

• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped  peanuts

Method :

Peel the papaya, quarter it lengthwise and remove the seeds and soft centre. Grate the papaya into thin strands using a mandolin, and place in a serving bowl.

Combine fish sauce, lime juice and  chillies in a small bowl and pour the mixture over the papaya.

Take 1/4 cup of the dressing and pour over the peeled and deveined shrimps, set aside.

cook your shrimps until pink and cooked through.  

Add the shrimps, tomatoes, spring onion, coriander leaves and shallots, and toss well. serve garnished with peanuts.

Serve thai green papaya salad  immediately with steamed rice.

Read More Asian Salad Recipes :

- Green manggo Salad 

- Indonesian urap salad with coconut

- Chinese Eggplant Salad

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