Green Papaya Salad Recipe

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Green Papaya Salad
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Ingredients:

  • 120 g small hard green unripe papayas
  • 1 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 -2 garlic clove
  • 25 g snake beans, cut into pieces
  • 2 -6 bird's eye chilies, stems removed (6 will give a very hot result!!)
  • 50 g cherry tomatoes, cut into 2 pieces
  • 1/2 lime

Directions:

  1. Peel the green papaya with the vegetable peeler and cut the papaya into long, thin shreds.
  2. If you have a mandolin, use the grater attachment.
  3. Mix the palm sugar with the fish sauce until the sugar has dissolved.
  4. Using a large, deep pestle and mortar, pound the garlic into a paste.
  5. Add the roasted peanuts and pound roughly together with the garlic.
  6. Add the papaya and pound softly, using a spoon to scrape down the sides, and turning and mix well.
  7. Add the beans, dried shrimp and chillies and keep pounding and turning to bruise these ingredients.
  8. Add the sugar mixture and tomatoes,squeeze in the lime juice and add the lime skin to the mixture.
  9. Lightly pound together for another minute until thoroughly mixed.
  10. As the juice comes out, pound more gently so the liquid doesn't splash.
  11. Discard the lime skin.
  12. Taste the sauce in the bottom of the mortar and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
  13. It should be balance of sweet and sour with a hot and salty taste.
  14. Spoon the papaya salad and all the juices onto a serving plate.
  15. Serve with sticky rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 303.84 Kcal (1272 kJ)
Calories from fat 140.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.61g 24%
Cholesterol 8.58mg 3%
Sodium 1617.7mg 67%
Potassium 383.94mg 8%
Total Carbs 38.26g 13%
Sugars 20.7g 83%
Dietary Fiber 3.99g 16%
Protein 7.44g 15%
Vitamin C 18.3mg 30%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 53.7mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 180.86 Kcal (757 kJ)
Calories from fat 83.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.29g 24%
Cholesterol 5.11mg 3%
Sodium 962.91mg 67%
Potassium 228.54mg 8%
Total Carbs 22.78g 13%
Sugars 12.32g 83%
Dietary Fiber 2.38g 16%
Protein 4.43g 15%
Vitamin C 10.9mg 30%
Iron 1mg 10%
Calcium 32mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.6
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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