Green Papaya Salad Som Tum Vegan W Raw Option Recipes

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

Steps:

• In a blender or mortar, blend or pound garlic, salt, peanuts, chilies, sugar and shrimp (if using) into a paste. Transfer to a large bowl and mix in lime juice and fish sauce. Use a spoon (or the mortar) to lightly crush tomatoes and beans (if using), then add to bowl and mix lightly.
• Peel and coarsely grate or shred papaya, discarding seeds and inner membrane. There should be 4 to 6 cups.
• Add papaya to bowl and lightly but thoroughly toss together. Taste for seasoning. Mound in a bowl (if desired, line bowl with lettuce leaves beforehand). Sprinkle with peanuts and serve.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD (SOM TUM) (VEGAN W/ RAW OPTION)

Steps:

• If using fresh papaya peel and deseed it (use the seeds for dressing!) and then shred or cut into matchsticks. You can use a grater, spiralizer, mandolin or by hand.
• Mortar & pestle: Smash a clove of garlic first, add green beans & halved cherry tomatoes. Pound a few times to bruise the beans & get the juice out of the tomatoes. Add chili peppers & crush them to release the hotness. Add the green papaya, toasted peanuts, soy sauce, lime juice & sugar. Use the pestle to push the mixture up in the mortar and the spatula to push it down so that the mixture is mixed well.
• No M&P: Crush garlic, tomatoes, green beans, and minced chili peppers in large bowl. Fold in papaya and peanuts. Mix soy sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl and pour over salad mixing it in well.
• Let flavors marinate for at least 30 minutes. Garnish with basil and serve with sticky rice.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

Steps:

• Wash the shrimp with salted cold water.
• Drain and set aside.
• Boil water in a medium sauce pan.
• When the water begins to boil put the piece of pork in the sauce pan and simmer over medium heat for at least 30 minutes until cooked through.
• Drain and set aside.
• When it's cool, julienne cut into long thin 2-inch strips.
• In another sauce pan, boil water.
• When the water is boiling, put the shrimp in and cook for 5 minutes.
• Drain the shrimp, split in half and set aside.
• Soak the shredded green papaya in a large bowl of cold water with 1 teaspoon of salt.
• Let it sit for 10 minutes; then rinse and drain it well.
• Use a cheesecloth to squeeze out the water from the shredded papaya.
• Add pork, shrimp (save a few shrimp to decorate the top of salad), fish sauce dip, and toss.
• To make fish sauce dip simply combine the ingreidents listed and mix well.
• To serve: Put the salad on a plate and arrange the cooked shrimp on top, sprinkle the top with coriander, and basil or mint, and chopped peanuts.
• Guests can use shrimp crackers to scoop up the salad to eat.
• A second method of serving: use finely shredded beef jerky instead of pork and shrimp.
• The rest of the preparations are the same.