Som Tum Thai Green Papaya Salad

Step 1
Prepare the ingredients. Remove the green stalks from the chillies, peel the garlic, trim the green beans and cut them into 1-inch pieces, halve the cherry tomatoes. Peel and grate or julienne the green papaya. Set all the ingredients aside to assemble the salad.

Step 2
In a mortar and pestle or flat bottomed bowl add the dried shrimp and use the pestle or wooden spoon to lightly pound.

Step 3
Add chilli, garlic, and green beans, then lightly pound just to breakdown everything down.

Step 4
Add palm sugar and tomato, gently pounding just to dissolve sugar.

Step 5
Add fish sauce and lime juice, mix together (use a spoon to help combine ingredients), then add papaya and mix with again just to bruise the fruit.

Step 6
Transfer onto a plate and top with peanuts.

To Cook Sticky Rice Optional
Step 7
In a mixing bowl, add sticky rice and wash it until the water runs clear. Then, add enough water to submerge the rice and soak for at least 3 hours or overnight. To cook the sticky rice, transfer the soaked rice to a steamer. For steamers with large holes, use a cooking cloth to line the steamer. Steam for 15-20 minutes until the rice is tender and fully cooked.