Som Tum (Papaya Salad) Recipe

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Som Tum (Papaya Salad)
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Directions:

  1. Use motar and prestle to crush the chilli and garlic, add shrimps, continue crushing.
  2. Add sugar, Pound with the pestle a few times to mash, then add sting bean, fish sauce, lime juice, and peanuts. Continue pound until all ingredients mixed well.
  3. Pound a few more times, and add a pinch of papaya,carrot and tomato,while mixing with a spoon . This helps mix the garlic & chilies. Pound some more.
  4. Finally, season with sugar, fish sauce, or lime. The original taste this dish should be the balance taste between sweet, (pepper) hot, salty, and sour.
  5. Serve with vegetables (e.g. cabbage, string bean, napa, etc.). Thai people love to eat Sticky Rice with Papaya Salad. In this case, sticky rice can be served together with finished Papaya Salad.
  6. Note:
  7. Don't pound the papaya too hard. You want to gently bruise the fruit, not smash it into bits or make it soggy. The papaya should be crunchy. You need to use a special ceramic mortar & pestle for making this dish. Using the stone variety will over-pound your papaya.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 401.24 Kcal (1680 kJ)
Calories from fat 146.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.23g 25%
Cholesterol 22.64mg 8%
Sodium 2332.94mg 97%
Potassium 697.77mg 15%
Total Carbs 58.89g 20%
Sugars 26.45g 106%
Dietary Fiber 8.31g 33%
Protein 10.08g 20%
Vitamin C 113mg 188%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 111.1mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 83.02 Kcal (348 kJ)
Calories from fat 30.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.36g 25%
Cholesterol 4.68mg 8%
Sodium 482.7mg 97%
Potassium 144.37mg 15%
Total Carbs 12.18g 20%
Sugars 5.47g 106%
Dietary Fiber 1.72g 33%
Protein 2.08g 20%
Vitamin C 23.4mg 188%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 11%
Iron 0.3mg 8%
Calcium 23mg 11%

* 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

  • 8.6
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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