Green papaya salad

Name: Green papaya salad
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 300 g Unripe green papaya; 120 g Tomato; 60 g Green beans; 25 g Roasted peanuts; 15 g Dried shrimp; 6 g Garlic; 6 g Fresh chilli; 20 g Fish sauce; 30 g Lime juice; 12 g Sugar

Shredded green papaya with lime, chilli, peanuts and dried shrimp.

Estimated total time: 20 minutes2 portionsAbout 210 kcal per portion

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Ingredients for 2 portions

300 g Unripe green papaya
120 g Tomato
60 g Green beans
25 g Roasted peanuts
15 g Dried shrimp
6 g Garlic
6 g Fresh chilli
20 g Fish sauce
30 g Lime juice
12 g Sugar

Method

Peel and deseed the unripe papaya, then shred into fine matchsticks. Cut tomatoes into wedges and beans into short pieces; blanch beans for 4 minutes and cool.
In a mortar, lightly pound garlic and chilli. Add sugar, lime juice and fish sauce and mix until sugar dissolves.
Add dried shrimp, tomatoes and beans and bruise gently, then add papaya in batches and toss with the dressing.
Fold in peanuts just before serving. Taste and adjust with extra lime only if desired.

Uses cooked green beans for this home version. Green papaya is unripe and firm, not orange dessert papaya.

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Allergens and ingredient checks

Listed allergens: crustaceans, fish, peanuts. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

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