A whole green Papaya and a sliced half showing the white flesh and seeds inside.

Green Papaya Salad

Green Papaya Salad, or Somtamin Thai

A speciality Thai salad combining fresh green papaya with spicy and sour flavours and our Tickle Me Nam Chim Everything Dressing that will tantalise your taste buds.

Three green bean pods on a white background.

A mortar and pestle is the best way to release the flavours when making Somtam.

ingredients

ingredients

Three ripe red tomatoes on a green vine.

what you’ll need

150 grams of green papaya, scraped into strips


(*green apple cut into strips is an option if papaya isn’t in season) 

Half a carrot, peeled and scraped into strips

1/2 tablespoon of roasted peanuts

1 teaspoon of dry shrimp

4-5 cherry tomatoes, cut in half 

5 long beans, cut into 3 cm pieces

3-4 tablespoons of your favourite Tickle Me Nam Chim Everything Dressing 

Three bottles of Tickle Me Thai Sauce with colorful labels featuring a cartoon face with flaming hair, showing different levels of spiciness and flavors, labeled 'extra spicy,' 'nam chim,' and 'mild nam chim,' with a note 'no chili' on the mild.
Three green bean pods with some beans inside.

method

1

Put the sliced tomatoes and long  beans in a mortar and gently pound together. 

Three ripe tomatoes attached to a green vine.

2

Season with your favourite Tickle Me Nam Chim Everything Dressing.

Add the papaya and carrot strips. Pound until all the ingredients are well combined. 

Half of a green papaya with white seeds inside.
Fresh orange carrot with green tops on a white surface.

Taste for flavor and adjust as desired. 

To serve, scoop onto a plate and sprinkle with dried shrimp and peanuts.
Yum!! 

3

A group of peanut nuts, some in shells and some shelled.
A bowl of Asian-style salad Green Papaya Salad with chopped green onions, red tomatoes, and a lime wedge in a NAM CHIM Everything Dressing sauce.
A colorful, stylized illustration of a dragon or mythical creature with prominent green and yellow features, blue eyes, a white crest, and a red mouth.