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Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
Ingredients
dressing:4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp fish sauce or light soy sauce
2 tbsp lime or lemon juice
1 tbsp dark brown sugar
1 tsp finely chopped red or green chili
salad:
crisp lettuce
1/4 small white cabbafe
2 papayas
2 tomatoes
1/4 cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
4 green onions, trimmed and sliced thinly
basil leaves
Instructions
dressing:whisk together the oil, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chili
set aside, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar
salad:
shred the lettuce and cabbage, then toss together and arrange on a large serving plate
peel the papayas, slice in half, and scoop out the seeds
slice the halves into thin pieces and arrange on top of the lettuce and cabbage
chop the tomatoes and arrange on the salad
scatter the peanuts and green onions over the top
pour the dressing over the salad, garnish with the basil leaves and serve