SOM TAM (PAPAYA SALAD)
“Enjoyed all throughout Southeast Asia, this dish
is quite easy to make with only afew ingredients,”
says Kaboonyam. “It combines sour lime, hot chili,
salty, savory, fish sauce, and sweetness added by
palm sugar —another great refreshing dish eaten
as alight snack during the day, or as afull meal.”
INGREDIENTS (SALAD)
2-3 small Thai chili peppers
3 cloves of garlic
½ cup green string beans,
trimmed of ends and
cut into ½ inch pieces
1 handful cherry tomatoes
¼ cup of roasted peanuts
½ green unripe papaya
INGREDIENTS (DRESSING)
1tablespoon
palm sugar*
½ tablespoonsalt
Juiceof1lime
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix ingredients in a
bowl and serve.
*Palm sugar is available
at East West Foodmart
in Bloomfield and H Mart
locationsthroughout
the state.
MANGO SALAD
“In Thailand, this dish
is usually served with
grilled shrimp,” says
Kaboonyom. “Although we
do not serve ours this way,
our recipe is found widely
throughout Thailand. It’s a
simple dish, but its mix of
sweet, sour and salty gives
it robust flavors. Perfect for
ahot summer day, this is a
very refreshing dish.”
INGREDIENTS (SALAD)
1 cup shredded mango
½ cup shredded green apple
1 cup lettuce
¼ cup red onion
¼ cup shredded carrot
¼ cup pineapple
1 tablespoon scallion
INGREDIENTS (DRESSING)
1 tablespoon palm sugar*
½ tablespoon salt
Juice of 1lime
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix ingredients in a
bowl and serve.
LARB KAI
“‘Larb’ isatype of
Lao meat salad,” says
Kaboonyom. “It is popular
in the Isan region of
Thailand. The staple ingredient
found in every Larb
dish is the finely-ground rice
powder, which gives the
dish its unique texture and
flavor. Itisalso commonly
served with fresh or raw
vegetables and sticky rice.”
INGREDIENTS
100g (roughly 3 ½ ounces)
mincedporkorchicken
¼ cup red onion
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 ¼ tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon dried chili flakes
2tablespoonsroastedrice
powder
2 tablespoons scallions
½ cup mint leaves
INSTRUCTIONS
Sauté meat with a tablespoon of
oil andadd water as neededifit
gets dry. When meat is cooked,
remove any excess liquid from
the pan and add and mix in all the
other ingredients.
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