Name: Green Papaya Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 5 tbsp fresh lime juice; 3 tbsp palm sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp dried shrimp; 4 garlic cloves; 3 chinese long beans; 1¾ lbs green papaya; 10 large cherry tomatoes; 1 cup fresh cilantro; 2 green onions; 1 fresh red Thai chile with seeds; 2 tbsp salted peanuts

How to Make Green Papaya Salad

Ditch your usual greens for a fresh and vibrant plate of this Thai green papaya salad. Papaya pieces and cherry tomatoes are tossed in zesty lime dressing.

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 10 mins

Serves:

Ingredients

5 tbsp fresh lime juice
3 tbsp palm sugar , or golden brown sugar, packed
2 tbsp fish sauce, plus 2 tsp
2 tbsp dried shrimp, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 chinese long beans, halved crosswise or 15 green beans
1¾ lbs green papaya, peeled, halved, and seeded
10 large cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 green onions, very thinly sliced
1 fresh red Thai chile with seeds, thinly sliced
2 tbsp salted peanuts, coarsely chopped

Instructions

Whisk lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, shrimp, and garlic in a medium bowl. Set dressing aside.
Cook beans in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water for about 5 minutes until crisp-tender.
Rinse under cold water. Cut into 2-inch pieces.
Using julienne peeler, peel enough papaya to measure 6 cups. Cut into 2-inch pieces. Place in a large bowl.
Add tomatoes, cilantro, green onions, chile, and green beans.
Pour dressing over; toss.
Sprinkle peanuts over and serve.