Thai Green Papaya Salad Recipe

Years ago, I took a cooking class in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the vegetarian restaurant Taste of Heaven. I learned to cook five vegan versions of traditional Thai dishes.

This is a modified version of the recipe for Vegan Thai Green Papaya Salad. Super fast, easy, and delicious.

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Vegan Thai Green Papaya Salad

Ingredients

• 4 Red Thai Chili Peppers
• 4 Peeled Garlic Cloves
• 2 Small Tomato, cut into quarters
• 2 Chinese Long Green Beans, cut into 1 inch pieces (or you can use 8 regular green beans)
• 20 grams Green Papaya, peeled and shredded or julienned
• 4 grams grams Carrot, peeled and shredded or julienned
• 2 T Roasted Peanuts
• ¼ Lime
• 1 T Mushroom Powder or Soy Sauce
• 2 T Tamarind Sauce
• 1 T Palm Sugar

Instructions

• Crush fresh chili and garlic in the mortar until well combined and in tiny pieces.
• Add beans and peanuts and pound with the pestle until beans are bruised and peanuts are crushed.
• Add tomato, green papaya and carrot. Lightly pound ingredients three times, mix and repeat five times.
• Squeeze lime and add to the mixture, add mushroom powder or soy sauce, tamarind sauce and palm sugar and mix.
• Taste for seasoning and add more if necessary.
• Enjoy immediately. The salad will not keep for long.