Thai-Style Green Papaya Salad

• 3 cups shredded or julienned green papaya
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 5 Tbs. unsalted peanuts, crushed, divided
• 5 cloves garlic, minced (5 tsp.)
• 2 tsp. white miso paste
• 1 1/2 tsp. light brown sugar
• 15 steamed green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 Thai bird chile or 1/2 serrano chile, thinly sliced
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 4 tsp. thinly sliced green onion, optional

1. Soak shredded papaya 10 minutes in 3 cups cold water.
2. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, puree lime juice, 1 Tbs.
4. peanuts, garlic, miso, and brown sugar in food processor.
5. Season with salt, if desired.
6. Combine miso mixture with papaya, green beans, and chile in large bowl.
7. Add tomatoes, and mix gently.
8. Sprinkle each serving with 1 Tbs.
9. peanuts and 1 tsp.
10. green onion (if using).

lime juice, unsalted peanuts, garlic, white miso paste, light brown sugar, green beans, bird chile, tomatoes, green onion

Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/thai-style-green-papaya-salad/ (may not work)