Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Method

1. 1
   • garlic 3
   • fresh chilli 3

   Pound garlic and chilies — Pound the garlic and chillies in a large mortar and pestle until roughly crushed.

2. 2
   • cherry tomato 150 g
   • green beans 80 g
   • dried shrimp 1 tbsp
   • lime juice 3 tbsp

   Bruise the vegetables — Add the dried shrimp, green beans, and cherry tomatoes and lightly bruise with the pestle to release their juices.

3. 3
   • fish sauce 3 tbsp
   • palm sugar 2 tbsp
   • lime juice 3 tbsp

   Season the dressing — Season with fish sauce, palm sugar, and lime juice, pounding briefly to dissolve the sugar and combine the dressing.

4. 4
   • green papaya 400 g
   • carrot 1

   Add the papaya — Add the shredded green papaya and carrot in batches, gently pounding and tossing with a spoon between additions so the dressing coats everything evenly.

5. 5
   • fish sauce 3 tbsp
   • palm sugar 2 tbsp
   • lime juice 3 tbsp
   • peanuts 40 g

   Adjust and garnish — Taste and adjust with more lime, fish sauce, or sugar as needed, then transfer to a plate and top with the crushed peanuts.