Green Papaya Salad with Tomatoes and Basil
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
- 5 small Thai chiles
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest and 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/2 lime zest
- 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 cups lightly packed julienned green papaya (from a 3-pound fruit)
- 1 pound green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup Thai or regular basil, sliced into 1/4-inch ribbons
- 1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a pie plate, toast the nuts until golden, about 10 minutes.
- Let cool, then coarsely chop.
- In a food processor, combine the chiles, garlic, lime zest and juice, fish sauce, honey and salt.
- Puree until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, toss the papaya with the green beans, tomatoes, basil and cilantro.
- Add the vinaigrette and toss again.
- Fold in the nuts and serve.
nuts, chiles, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, fish sauce, honey, kosher salt, green beans, grape tomatoes, regular basil, cilantro
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/green-papaya-salad-tomatoes-and-basil (may not work)