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Lao Papaya Salad

A spicy salad that will make your mouth water.

Course Salad
Cuisine Laotian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4
Author Jen Jen

Ingredients

  • 4 C unripe papaya shredded
  • 4 thai chili
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/4 tsp crab paste optional
  • 1/2 tsp shrimp paste
  • 2 T fish sauce
  • 1 T padaek optional
  • 2 T sugar
  • 8 cherry tomatoes halved
  • 3 T lime juice
  • 1 C long bean chop 1 inch long
  • 2 Thai eggplant sliced

Instructions

  1. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the chili, garlic, crab and shrimp paste.

  2. Add the cherry tomatoes, sugar, fish sauce, padaek, sugar and lime juice. Pound the cherry tomatoes to create the sauce

  3. Add the shredded papaya, long bean and thai eggplant.

  4. Pound until the ingredients are mixed well.

  5. Serve as a snack with chicharon (crispy pork rinds),  cabbage or ong choy.