Lao-style Papaya Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium garlic clove
• 2 medium fresh thai chiles
• 2 cups shredded papayas (thai papaya recommended)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla)
• 1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 cherry tomatoes, quartered lengthwise

Recipe

• 1 using a mortar and pestle, pound garlic and chiles until broken into small pieces.
• 2 add remaining ingredients.
• 3 use a spoon to scrape the sides of the mortar and turn the ingredients.
• 4 pound the papaya until it is limp and soft.
• 5 taste and adjust the seasonings to a balance of sour, hot, salt and sweet.
• 6 garnish with fresh ongchoi, in 4-inch pieces.