Thia Papaya Salad

Ingredients:

• 100 g grated papaya (if unavailable use carrot as a substitute)
• 100 g green beans
• 1/4 of a cucumber
• 4 cherry tomatoes
• 2 spring onions
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 bird's eye chillies
• juice of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp fish sauce

Method:

1. With a grater to make long, thin slices of the papaya. Place on some kitchen roll and squeeze to remove and excess water.
2. Using a pestle and mortar, crush the chillies and garlic. Add the juice of 1 lime and fish sauce and mix.
3. Chop up the tomatoes, cucumber and spring onion and add to the grated papaya.
4. Pour the mixture from the mortar on top and mix till all ingredients are fully coated.

I like to add some meat to this dish. Chicken or some fresh prawns work brilliantly. Alternatively, the thai way is to simply top with some crushed peanuts and enjoy.