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Green papaya and shrimps salad, cilantro and lime

Vegetables and Fruits, Fish, Seafood & Shellfish

Salad of julienned green papaya, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, chopped peanuts and seasoned with a sweet and sour dressing made with fish sauce and lime and garnished with shrimps.

Note

You can find green papayas in Asian markets. This is not the fruit that has not matured or developed its sweetness, nor the orange color of its flesh.

Ingredients

Recipe for 4 persons

For the green papaya salad

1 Unit(s)

Green papaya

4 Unit(s)

Long beans

10 Unit(s)

Cherry tomatoes

1 Clove(s)

Garlic

1 Unit(s)

Bird's eye chili

15 Ml

Dry shrimps

6 Sprig(s)

Fresh cilantro

30 Gr

Peanuts

12 Unit(s)

Medium shrimps cooked

For the dressing

2 Unit(s)

Lime

50 Gr

Palm sugar

50 Gr

Fish sauce nuoc-mâm

Preparation time: 30 min

General preparation

Peel the green papaya and cut it into very thin strips. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Cut the beans into pieces of about 4 cm. Remove the cilantro leaves from the stems. Crush the peanuts. Chop the dried shrimp.
For the papaya salad

In a mortar, crush the garlic with the chili. Add the pieces of beans and mash them a little bit using the pestle, then add the papaya and dried shrimp and mash slightly. Transfer to a bowl. Still in the mortar, crush the palm sugar, then add the fish sauce and lime juice. Add everything to the papaya salad. Mix well.
To serve

On your plate, place a good portion of papaya salad and garnish with tomatoes, cilantro and peanuts. You can garnish your salad with some cooked shrimps for a fancier version of the traditional salad.

You can find green papayas in Asian markets. This is not the fruit that has not matured or developed its sweetness, nor the orange color of its flesh.

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