Asian Salad Recipes - Thai Hot and Sour Papaya Salad (Tom Som) Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves

• 4 small red or green chilies

• 150g (5oz) raw, green papaya, peeled and finely shredded into long strips

• 1 tomato, cut into wedges

• 1 tablespoon pickled fish

• 2 tablespoons lime juice

• 1 tablespoon palm sugar

• crisp salad, to serve

Serves 4

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Method:

1. In a mortar, pound together the garlic and chilies, then add each ingredient except the salad,

2. Pound each in turn and ensuring that it is well mixed in ­the length of time depends on the texture of each, thus the papaya will need longer than the garlic.

3. When the liquids are well absorbed and the sugar dissolved, turn out on to a serving platter and serve accompanied by the salad.