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Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad)
Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad) is a traditional Lao recipe for a classic fresh salad of papaya, chillies, runner beans, garlic, peanuts and dried prawns in a lime juice, fish sauce and sugar dressing. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Lao version of: Lao Green Papaya Salad (Lao Tam Som).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
20 minutes
Total Time:
40 minutes
Serves:
2
Rating: 
Tags : Chilli RecipesSauce RecipesVegetarian RecipesVegetable RecipesBean RecipesLaos Recipes
Lao Tam Som (Lao Green Papaya Salad) a Classic Lao recipe for a soup of prawns and straw mushrooms in a hot, salty and spicy base flavoured with lemongrass and lime leaves.
Ingredients:
For the Salad:
400g green papaya, peeled and grated
4 medium serrano chillies
2 garlic cloves, peeled
120g green (or runner) beans, cut into 3cm lengths
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 tsp ground peanuts
2 tbsp small, dried, prawns
cabbage leaves and iceberg lettuce leaves, to serve
For the Dressing:
5 tbsp lime juice
3 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp sugar
4 tbsp dried prawns, finely chopped
Method:
Whisk together the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and set aside.
Pound together the chillies and garlic in a mortar until you have a coarse paste. Add the papaya, beans and tomatoes and pound for about 2 minutes more, mixing the contents of the mortar with a spoon as you pound.
Add the dried prawns, peanuts and dressing ingredients then mix thoroughly to combine. Line a bowl with cabbage and lettuce leaves. Turn the salad mixture into this and serve immediately.
This makes an excellent accompaniment to barbecued chicken and steamed sticky rice.
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