Som Tam - Hot Thai Salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- This is all chopping and combining time.
- More effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz Green Papaya (Peeled and Thinly Sliced)
- 10 Small Green Chillies (or to Taste, but a few more than you might think)
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- 2 Long Beans (cut into 1 inch pieces)
- 1 tbsp/15ml Anchovy Sauce (I use a tin of Anchovy fillets, drained)
- 5g/1 tbsp Dried Shrimps (I have never used these in mine)
- 2 tbsp/30ml Fish Sauce
- 2 tbsp/30 ml Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp/10g Palm Sugar (I use regular)
Method
- STEP 1Chop the main veg/salad ingredients into bite size pieces, and very thinly slice the chilli and garlic.
- STEP 2Add a small mix of several of the ingredients to a pestle and mortar, and gently bruise the ingredients to release the flavours into each other. Empty into serving bowl, and repeat until you have the required amount of salad for guests. Add the liquid ingredients and the sugar and toss together.
- STEP 3Alternative - Use Cucumber, Cashew Nuts and Beansprouts.
- STEP 4Tip - I make this really substantial by using Cucumber, Cashew nuts and Bean Sprouts as well as the original ingredients.
