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Thai style green papaya salad | Som Tam Salad

This traditional Thai style green papaya salad | Som Tam Salad is a delicious variety of  salad that's vegan, gluten free, no cook, dairy free made using green raw papaya as the main ingredient
Course Salad
Cuisine Thai
Keyword Raw papaya salad, Som Tam salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Author Lata Lala

Ingredients

  • 1 small Green Papaya firm and small in size
  • 1 Cucumber cut into thin strips
  • 1 Tomato de-seeded cut into thin strips or use cherry tomatoes cut into halves
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Green Chili
  • 1 juiced lemon
  • 2 tsp Brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Rock Salt
  • 1 tsp Olive oil
  • 2 tsp Sweet Chili sauce
  • 1/2 cup coarse roasted peanuts
  • 1/4 tsp Black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Chili flakes

Instructions

  • Wash and peel the raw green papaya, cut it into two halves. De seed it and grate it using a thick grater or shedder.
  • Keep it in the bowl filled with ice cold water.
  • Next, dry roast the peanuts, cool and coarse grind.

To make dressing

  • Now take a small bowl add lemon juice, brown sugar, pink salt, Sweet Chili sauce, Olive oil, chili flakes. Mix it well.
  • Mince garlic and green chili and add it to the dressing. Combine it well.

To assemble

  • Take a big mixing bowl. To this add shredded Papaya, cucumber and tomato strips.
  • Add crushed peanuts, prepared dressing and gently combine it.
  • Lastly sprinkle black pepper and sprinkle some more peanuts
  • Mix it well.
  • Serve chilled.