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Spicy Lao Papaya Salad

Spicy Lao Papaya Salad Recipe

This is a Lao Papaya Salad Recipe. With this recipe, you can interchange the green papaya with cucumber, longbeans, mangos, etc. This dish goes great with grilled meat and sticky rice. Hope you enjoy.
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Prep Time 4 mins
Cook Time 3 mins
Course Appetizer/Salad
Cuisine Laotian
Calories 149.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups papayas (shredded)
  • 5 -8 cherry tomatoes
  • 2 lime wedges
  • 5 -9 Thai chiles
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon shrimp paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon crab, paste
  • 1 -2 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (optional)
  • 1/8 teaspoon msg (optional) or 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons fermented fish sauce (pa-dak -optional)

Instructions
 

  • Shred green papaya (it makes it really juicy!).
  • Using a large Mortar and Pestle, pound the garlic, peppers, shrimp paste, crab paste, and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
  • Half the tomatoes and add to the mortar and pestle along with the half of the cucumber.
  • Pound and mix the contents of the mortar and pestle.
  • Add the rest of the papaya, sugar, fish sauce, msg (optional), pa-dak (optional), and squeeze the lime juice in there.
  • Continue pounding and mixing the contents of the mortal and pestle.
  • Ready to serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 220gCalories: 149.6kcalCarbohydrates: 35.8gProtein: 3.9gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 730.5mgFiber: 5gSugar: 25.2g
Keyword < 15 Mins, Asian, Inexpensive, Vegetable, Weeknight
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