Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum) (Vegan W/ Raw Option)

• 1 garlic clove
• 6 long green beans, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 -2 chili pepper
• 2 cups papayas, shredded
• 2 tablespoons peanuts, toasted or 2 tablespoons raw cashews, chopped
• 1 12 tablespoons soy sauce (shoyu)
• 1 lime, juice of
• 1 12 tablespoons sugar or 1 12 tablespoons agave nectar
• Thai basil (garnish)

1. If using fresh papaya peel and deseed it (use the seeds for dressing!)
2. and then shred or cut into matchsticks.
3. You can use a grater, spiralizer, mandolin or by hand.
4. Mortar & pestle: Smash a clove of garlic first, add green beans & halved cherry tomatoes.
5. Pound a few times to bruise the beans & get the juice out of the tomatoes.
6. Add chili peppers & crush them to release the hotness.
7. Add the green papaya, toasted peanuts, soy sauce, lime juice & sugar.
8. Use the pestle to push the mixture up in the mortar and the spatula to push it down so that the mixture is mixed well.
9. No M&P: Crush garlic, tomatoes, green beans, and minced chili peppers in large bowl.
10. Fold in papaya and peanuts.
11. Mix soy sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl and pour over salad mixing it in well.
12. Let flavors marinate for at least 30 minutes.
13. Garnish with basil and serve with sticky rice.

garlic, long green beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, papayas, peanuts, soy sauce, lime, sugar, basil

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/green-papaya-salad-som-tum-vegan-w-raw-option-429246 (may not work)