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                       Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

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Serving Size  : 2    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Salads                           Vegetarian
                Thai      

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4       oz           Green papaya
   1       cl           Garlic
   3       sm           Red or green chilis
   1       tb           Roast peanuts
   1       oz           Long beans -- chopped into
                        - 1" (2.5 cm) lengths, or
                        - French beans
   2       tb           Lemon juice
   3       tb           Light soy sauce
   1       ts           Sugar
   1       md           Tomato -- chopped into segments
   2       lg           Chinese cabbage leaves

  Peel the outer skin from the green papaya and finely shred the
  flesh on a cheese grater or chop very finely into long thin shreds.
  Set aside. In a mortar, lightly pound the garlic, add the chilis
  and lightly pound while occasionally stirring with a spoon to
  prevent the resulting paste from thickening. Add the long beans and
  slightly bruise them. Add the shredded papaya, lightly pound and
  stir until all the ingredients are blended together. Add the lemon
  juice, soy sauce, and sugar and stir into the mixture. Finally add
  the tomato, stirring once. Arrange the Chinese cabbage leaves on a
  serving dish and turn the yam on to them. Diners should tear off a
  section of cabbage leaf to use as a scoop for the yam, the two
  being eaten together. This dish is especially good with sticky
  rice.
 

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