Green papaya salad used as a bed for grilled pork skewers.
Green papaya salad used as a bed for grilled pork skewers.William Meppem

This simple,Thai-style salad is great on its own or as an accompaniment to a meat dish.

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Ingredients

  • 2 small garlic cloves,peeled

  • 6 cherry tomatoes,cut into quarters

  • 4-6 small Thai green chillies,chopped or to taste

  • 1 tbsp tamarind water                                  

  • 3 tbsp fish sauce

  • 3 tbsp fresh lime juice

  • 2½ tbsp grated palm sugar

  • 400g shredded green papaya

  • 4 snake beans,cut at 1.5cm lengths

  • 2 tbsp roasted,unsalted peanuts,roughly chopped

  • 1 tbsp dried shrimp,chopped

Method

  1. Step1

    Using a large mortar and pestle,crush garlic and tomatoes,add chillies and crush lightly. Pour in liquids,then palm sugar and stir to dissolve.

  2. Step2

    In a separate bowl,gently bruise the snake beans and the papaya and mix together.

  3. Step3

    Drizzle papaya and beans with dressing and garnish with roasted peanuts and dried shrimp.

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Neil PerryNeil Perry is a restaurateur,chef and former Good Weekend columnist.

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