Green Papaya Salad

This Thai-inspired green papaya salad recipe pairs the sweet, tart flavor of unripe papaya with bright citrus, zesty chiles, and dry-roasted peanuts.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 45 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon palm sugar
• 3 Thai green chiles
• 6 green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 large unripe papaya, peeled and cut into thin strips
• 1 tomato, halved and seeded
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped unsalted, dry-roasted peanuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine garlic, chiles, and green beans in a mortar and pound roughly with the pestle. Add papaya and pound again to bruise the ingredients. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar, then pound again. Add tomato and pound to combine. Stir in chopped peanuts and serve.