Green Papaya Salad

• 1 (1- to 1 1/4-pound) green papaya
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 2 ounce Asian-style beef jerky (optional), cut into fine julienne
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 1 to 3 small (1-inch) fresh Asian chiles such as bird or Thai, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced peeled galangal or fresh ginger
• 4 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• Accompaniment: soft-leaf lettuce

1. Peel and seed papaya.
2. Cut into large pieces and then julienne.
3. Combine with tomato, jerky, garlic, chiles, and galangal in a large bowl.
4. Stir together lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved and toss with papaya mixture.
5. Mound salad on a platter and serve with lettuce leaves for wrapping.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/green-papaya-salad-102259 (may not work)