My Green Papaya Salad

Ingredients for My Green Papaya Salad

• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander root (4 roots), rinsed, scraped, and rinsed again

• 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger

• 1 fresh Thai bird chilli, or more to taste

• 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic

• 1/2 teaspoons minced shallot

• 2 tablespoons palm or brown sugar, or more to taste

• 1 tablespoon fish sauce, or more to taste

• Juice of 3 limes, or more to taste

• 4 Chinese long beans, trimmed

• 1 cup loosely packed fresh Thai basil leaves

• 1 cup loosely packed fresh Vietnamese mint (rau ram) leaves

• 2 cups julienned peeled green (unripe) papaya

• 475ml julienned peeled cucumber

• 240ml julienned peeled green (unripe) mango

• 475ml julienned peeled ripe mango

• 180ml 1/2-inch-thick pineapple batons (size of a lady's pinkie)

• 180ml julienned fresh long red chilies, such as Anaheim or Hungarian Wax

• 110g lightly crushed salted roasted peanuts

How to make My Green Papaya Salad

Use a mortar and pestle to pound all the dressing ingredients until smooth, pounding each ingredient thoroughly before adding the next. taste and add more fish sauce, lime juice, chilli, and/or palm sugar if you want. The flavour's up to you.

1. Heat a grill pan, cast-iron skillet, or grill until very hot. Cut the long beans into a manageable size for your pan, if necessary, then char the beans well on all sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer them to a bowl, cover it tightly with plastic wrap, and let them steam for about 10 minutes. Cut the beans into 1/2-inch pieces and return them to the bowl.

2. Tear the basil and mint leaves. Toss together the long beans with the papaya, cucumber, mango, pineapple, long red chilies, herbs, and the dressing. If you have a large enough mortar or want to work in batches and take the time to make the salad even better, pound the ingredients with the dressing just to bruise them and further infuse the ingredients with the flavour of the dressing. transfer the dressed salad to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the crushed peanuts.

Disclaimer

While every effort has been made to ensure the information is accurate and up to date, individual needs may vary and dietary requirements can differ based on personal health conditions. Always check food labels and allergen information before preparing or consuming any recipe. If you have specific health concerns, allergies, intolerances, or are following a medically prescribed diet, seek advice from your GP, pharmacist, or a registered dietitian before making significant changes to your diet or lifestyle.