Som tum (green papaya salad)

Indulge in the refreshing flavors of som tum, a traditional Thai green papaya salad bursting with a harmonious blend of sweet, sour, and spicy notes.

Ingredients:

• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons palm sugar (or regular sugar)
• 3 crushed Thai bird peppers (optional or remove seeds to adjust)
• 2 cups shredded green papaya
• 8 to 10 cherry tomatoes
• 3/4 cup shredded carrots
• 3/4 cup long green beans, cut into 1" pieces
• 1/8 cup roasted peanuts, chopped for garnish(optional)
• 1 handful cilantro leaves for garnish

Instructions:

1. Using a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic until it forms a paste.
2. Include the chili peppers and gently crush them.
3. Transfer to a different bowl and mix in the rest of the ingredients for the 'dressing'. Taste and adjust accordingly.
4. In the mortar, combine the ingredients for the 'salad' filling it halfway. Crush the vegetables with the pestle.
5. Pour in a portion of the dressing and gently pound it into the vegetables.
6. Repeat this process until all the salad and dressing are well combined.
7. Decorate with peanuts and cilantro

Summary:

• Calories: 529 kcal
• Fat: 11 g
• Protein: 18 g
• Carbs: 107 g
• Potassium: 2483 mg
• Magnesium: 311 mg