How To Make Thai Green Papaya Salad - Som Tam Recipe

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How To Make Thai Green Papaya Salad - Som Tam
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Directions:

  1. Peel the papaya and rinse under running water, remove the seeds and shred the flesh with a grater and set aside.
  2. In the mortar and pestle add the garlic, chilies and beans, pound for just a minute.
  3. The add the papaya, dried shrimp, fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, tamarind water and tomatoes.
  4. Gently pound using a large spoon to mix as you pound until the palm sugar has melted.
  5. Put the ingredients on a serving plate then add the roasted peanuts on the top.
  6. Serve with cabbage wedges and sliced cucumber on the side.
  7. Note: You can leave out the papaya and combine everything else and use as a salad dressing over fresh cucumber and onions (onions optional).
  8. See the online You Tube video by Thai Chef Chanrat Karatna, nickname Air, and his staff not only how to make Thai Green Papaya Salad but about the ingredients at his cooking school Air's Thai Culinary Kitchen in Chiang Mai Thailand. /watch?v=0YapdICsefk
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 414.58 Kcal (1736 kJ)
Calories from fat 65.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.24g 11%
Cholesterol 8.58mg 3%
Sodium 627.66mg 26%
Potassium 470.47mg 10%
Total Carbs 34.02g 11%
Sugars 19.46g 78%
Dietary Fiber 4.4g 18%
Protein 4.91g 10%
Vitamin C 99.1mg 165%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 55.9mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 97.07 Kcal (406 kJ)
Calories from fat 15.26 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.7g 11%
Cholesterol 2.01mg 3%
Sodium 146.97mg 26%
Potassium 110.16mg 10%
Total Carbs 7.97g 11%
Sugars 4.56g 78%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 18%
Protein 1.15g 10%
Vitamin C 23.2mg 165%
Iron 0.1mg 3%
Calcium 13.1mg 6%

* 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

  • 8.1
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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