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Som Tam Salad with Mango 

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 21 May, 2025
  • Som Tam Salad with Mango 

Ingredients: 

For the marinade: 

2 tablespoons garlic, roughly chopped 

2 bird eye chilies, roughly chopped with seeds (adjust according to spice level) 

1 cup palm sugar, grated  

½ cup lime juice 

½ cup soya sauce 

½ cup rice wine vinegar 

Salt to taste 

  

For the salad: 

1 cup roasted peanuts, unsalted 

5 string beans, cut in small 1-inch pieces 

3 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half 

500 gms green papaya, shredded 

2 semi ripe mangoes, shredded 

10 Thai basil leaves  


Directions
:

  • Pound peanuts lightly and break them into smaller pieces. Transfer to a bowl. 
  • Pound garlic and chili into a paste. Stir in palm sugar, lime juice, soya sauce, and vinegar until sugar dissolves. Pour the dressing into a large bowl. 
  • Heat a nonstick grill pan or grill over high heat and grill the green beans until they are just charred and still very crisp. Add it to the dressing with cherry tomatoes.  
  • Add papaya, mangoes, and 3/4 of the peanuts. Toss well 
  • Serve: Once everything is coated in the dressing, immediately pile it up onto plates. Spoon over some dressing. Garnish with Thai basil leaves and sprinkle with remaining peanuts.  

  

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