GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

By keteal

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. green papaya
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 3 to 4 red or green chili peppers, seeded
• 2 tomatoes, sliced into strips
• 2 Tbsp. fish sauce
• 4 Tbsp. lime juice
• 1/3 cup dried shrimp
• Lettuce leaves
• limes, cut into wedges
• Garnish: red or green chili peppers

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Peel and seed the papaya and shred. Chop the garlic and chili peppers very finely or use a mortar and pesde to crush. Mix together the papaya, tomato, fish sauce, lime juice and dried shrimp. Add in the garlic/chili mixture. Place a portion of papaya mixture onto lettuce leaves and eat with your hands as a packet. Serve with wedges of lime. Garnish with red chili peppers.