Som Tum (Green Papaya Salad)

Ingredients

• *2 cups green papaya, shredded
• *6 cherry tomatoes, halved
• *1 cup long beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
• *3 Thai bird chiles
• *3 cloves garlic
• *2 tbsp dried shrimp
• *2 tbsp roasted peanuts
• *2 tbsp fish sauce
• *2 tbsp lime juice
• *1 tbsp palm sugar

Instructions

1. 1In a large mortar, pound garlic and chiles into a rough paste.
2. 2Add long beans and bruise lightly. Add dried shrimp and peanuts, pounding gently.
3. 3Add shredded papaya and tomatoes. Lightly pound and toss to bruise the ingredients.
4. 4Season with fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar. Toss to combine.
5. 5Taste and adjust the balance of sour, salty, sweet, and spicy. Serve immediately with sticky rice.