Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum Thai)

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The classical Thai crockery is simply a textbook survey successful the cuisine's accent connected the equilibrium of sour, salty, spicy and sweet. At the multinational concatenation Mango Tree's D.C. outpost, erstwhile cook Paul Kennedy made it to bid successful a woody mortar and pestle helium brought backmost from Thailand, but a heavy vessel and woody spoon tin suffice.

Green (unripe) papaya and tamarind paste tin beryllium recovered successful Latin and Asian supermarkets; dried shrimp and thenar sweetener tin beryllium recovered successful Asian and immoderate Latin supermarkets.

The papaya tin beryllium shredded and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.

Adapted from a look by cook Paul Kennedy, formerly of Mango Tree successful CityCenterDC.

Ingredients

For the dressing

1 tablespoonful tamarind paste
2 tablespoons water
1/4 cupful caller lime juice
3 tablespoons food sauce
2 tablespoons thenar sweetener (may substitute airy brownish sugar)

For the salad

1 mean greenish papaya (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 tiny Thai bird's-eye chili pepper
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons roasted, unsalted peanuts
1 tablespoonful tiny dried shrimp
4 Chinese agelong beans, chopped into 1-inch pieces
4 cherry tomatoes, each chopped successful half
Sunflower sprouts oregon microgreens, for garnish (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
150
Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
30 g
Sodium
1090 mg
Cholesterol
15 mg
Protein
5 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugar
20 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from a look by cook Paul Kennedy, formerly of Mango Tree successful CityCenterDC.

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published June 10, 2015

Updated March 15, 2026