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Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)

Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad) is a traditional Laotian (from Laos) recipe for a classic salad made from a blend of papaya, chillies, green beans, tomatoes and peanuts in cabbage and lettuce leaves with a lime juice dressing. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Laotian version of: Lao Green Papaya Salad (Tam Som).

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

40 minutes

Serves:

4–6

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Chilli RecipesVegetable RecipesLaos Recipes


Ingredients:

For the Salad:
400g green papaya, peeled and grated
4 medium serrano chillies
2 garlic cloves, peeled
120g green (or runner) beans, cut into 3cm lengths
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tsp ground peanuts
2 tbsp small, dried, prawns
cabbage leaves and iceberg lettuce leaves

For the Dressing:
5 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp dried prawns, finely chopped

Method:

Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and set aside.

Pound together the chillies and garlic in a mortar until you have a coarse paste. Add the papaya, beans and tomatoes and pound for about 2 minutes more, mixing the contents of the mortar with a spoon as you pound.

Add the dried prawns, peanuts and dressing ingredients then mix thoroughly to combine. Line a bowl with cabbage and lettuce leaves. Turn the salad mixture into this and serve immediately.

This makes an excellent accompaniment to barbecued chicken and steamed sticky rice.