Thai Green Papaya Salad

• 1 green papaya
• 1 tbsp. dried shrimps
• 6 snake beans
• 12 green beans
• 2 sm. red shallots, finely sliced
• 2 sm. chillies, finely sliced
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• palm sugar
• 1 tbsp. fish sauce
• 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
• 1 tbsp. roasted beer nuts
• 1 clove garlic, finely sliced

1. Peel and seed the papaya and slice as finely as possible.
2. Cut each slice into long, thin shreds.
3. Whiz the dried shrimps in food processor or coffee grinder until ground.
4. Cut beans into short lengths and pound them lightly.
5. Place garlic, shallots, chillies, and sugar into the mortar and pound them until crushed.
6. You can do this in the food processor, then remove for the next step.
7. Add fish sauce, beans and papaya and pound lightly.
8. Add lime juice, turn into a larger bowl and toss gently.
9. Pile high on a serving plate and top with dried shrimp powder and beer nuts.

green papaya, shrimps, snake beans, green beans, red shallots, chillies, brown sugar, palm sugar, fish sauce, lime juice, nuts, clove garlic

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/1216 (may not work)