Green Papaya Salad
Author: Caroline Trickey from Healthy Home Cafe
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Serves: 2
- 3 teaspoons of grated palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ - 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ long red chilli, seeds removed, finely chopped, optional
- ½ green papaya, shredded (a mandolin is ideal)
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 2 cups bean sprouts, rinsed and drained well
- ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped
- ¼ cup fresh coriander, chopped - or 1 tablespoon Vietnamese mint
- ¼ cup toasted cashews or peanuts, roughly chopped
- Optional Extras
- Garlic
- Mango
- Cooked chicken or prawns
- Thai fish cakes
- Salt and pepper or sesame crusted tofu
- Cherry tomatoes
- Green or Snake beans
- Cucumber, Red capsicum or Snow peas
- Mix the sugar with 1 tablespoon of boiling water and stir to dissolve.
- Combine the dissolved sugar, fish sauce, lime juice and sesame oil in a medium-large bowl.
- Add the chilli, papaya, carrot, sprouts and herbs to the bowl and toss to combine.
- Transfer salad to serving platter and scatter the nuts over the top just before serving
Recipe by Healthy Home Cafe at http://healthyhomecafe.com/2018/01/08/green-papaya-salad/
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