Recipe courtesy of Joey Altman

Spicy Green Papaya Salad

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Prep: 20 min
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Ingredients

6 ounce green papaya, shredded

6 small cherry tomatoes

2 garlic cloves

1 small Thai bird chile

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime or lemon juice

1 teaspoon palm or cane sugar

1 cabbage, sliced and chilled

Dried shrimp, for garnish

Ground peanuts, for garnish

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the fish sauce, lime or lemon juice, and the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. Using a mortar and a wood pestle, pound the garlic and chili with a little bit of the papaya to prevent the pepper from spraying you in the eyes. Add the rest of the papaya, tomatoes and fish sauce mixture. Pound gently to blend then adjust seasoning. To serve, place a scoop of the salad in the middle of a plate surrounded by the sliced cabbage then garnish with the dried shrimp and ground peanuts.

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Mike N.

This is a simple, great salad. I tend to use honey in place of the sugar, and vary heat by adding another thai bird pepper. This is the recipe that I've used to break into the use of fish sauce. Initially, I bought a really stinky brand and couldn't stomach the flavor. Now I use a brand that has a picture of a laughing boy on the label - come to think of it I think that is the brand name... "laughing boy." Anyway, the picture is easy to find on the shelf. Now I think the fish sauce adds a critical essence to the dressing.

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