Ingredients
Instructions
Prep ahead
- peel and shred green papaya.
- halve cherry tomatoes; cut long beans 2-inch.
- crush garlic; trim thai chilies.
- juice one lime; measure fish sauce, palm sugar.
- toast peanuts lightly and cool.
- set mortar, pestle, and large spoon.
Cooking steps
Pound garlic and chilies in mortar to coarse paste.
Add palm sugar; pound to dissolve.
Add shredded papaya; bruise while turning with spoon 30 sec.
Add tomatoes and long beans; bruise lightly to release juices.
Season with fish sauce and lime juice; taste and adjust sweet-sour-salty-spicy balance.
Mound salad on plate; sprinkle with toasted peanuts. serve immediately.
(active time ≈ 10 min | total ≈ 15 min)