Papaya Salad, Green (Vegetarian)

By sincial

Ingredients

• 8 ounces string beans
• 12 Cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 cup Honey Roasted Peanuts
• 2 large green papayas -(1 lb ea) peeled, seeded, and julienned (or substitute w. Cabbages)
• 1/4 cup Tamarind (or Soy Sauce)
• 1/4 cup freshly-squeezed lemon juice
• 1/4 cup freshly-squeezed lime juice
• 2 tablespoons Agave Nectar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons red-pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup roughly-chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 Scallion
• 2 teaspoon Sesame Oil
• 2 teaspoon Sesame Seeds
• 1 tablespoon chopped Thai Basil (or Mint)

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the string beans and cook for 2 minutes, plunge into cold water. Drain well and cut each bean in half. Halve the tomatoes lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice the halves into 1/8-inch strips. Roughly chop all but 2 tablespoons of peanuts.

In a bowl toss papaya with the beans, tomatoes, chopped peanuts, papayas, soy sauce, lemon and lime juices, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes and 3 tablespoons cilantro. Garnish with remaining peanuts and cilantro.

This recipe yields 4 servings.