Ingredients
- 2 Thai Chili Peppers (or more to taste. I like 4. See picture #2)
- 4 - 5 cloves Garlic
- 1 Sliced green papaya (sliced thin like spaghetti noodles)
- Thai Crab Sauce fish sauce for Papaya Salad (PT brand – it’s not too fishy tasting)
- 10 Cherry tomatoes
- Juice from 3 lemons (or limes)
- 3- teaspoons sugar
- 1 Head of cabbage
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Thai Papaya Salad (Som Tun)
Time: 10 minutes prep
Servings: 4
Directions
- Use mortar and pestle to crush peppers (see picture #3) and garlic
- Add papaya and continue crushing with the pestle
- Cut tomatos add to bowl, continue crushing
- Add juice of lemon, continue
- Shake crab sauce, add 2 - 3 tablespoon to bowl
- Add sugar, mix.
- Cut head of cabbage into quarters to create cups. Spoon salad into cabbage cups.
- Garnish with a slice cherry tomato.
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Summary
An awesome light, spicy salad. My mother-in-law showed me how to make this dish. It can't be too spicy!!
Comments
April 12, 2008Great recipe, Rich! The detailed photo of the mortar and pestle is awesome. Thanks for taking the time to upload it. We'll be giving this one a try!
