Green Papaya Side Dish

This green papaya salad is the perfect side dish for grilled or fired beef, chicken, or pork.

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Prep Time 10

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Cambodian

Calories 648 kcal

Equipment

julienne peeler

Ingredients

5 cloves Garlic
2 tbsp Fish sauce
1 tbsp Brown sugar Alternatively, you can use 1 pod of palm sugar
2 tbsp White vinegar Fresh lime juice is an alternative
1 Green, unripe papaya
3 Cucumbers Baby cucumbers work best
1 Carrot
1 bulb Shallots

Instructions

Peel the skin from the green papaya, then use the julienne peeler to julienne it into thin -- but crunchy -- strands.
Julienne a full carrot using the same method described above.
Slice the cucumbers into 2-inch long pieces, then cut lengthwise into fours.
Clean and chop the shallot bulb.
Clean the garlic cloves, them cut them into thin slices.
Cut the chillies into thin slices.
Combine the papaya, carrot, cucumbers, shallots, garlic, and chillies into a bowl.
Add sugar, MSG, vinegar (or fresh lime juice) and fish sauce to the bowl and mix everything together.
Your unripe papaya salad is ready to be served!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 648kcalCarbohydrates: 155.8gProtein: 10.9gFat: 1.1gSaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 2830mgPotassium: 1559mgFiber: 5.8gSugar: 83.4gCalcium: 240mgIron: 5mg

Keyword grilled beef side, papaya salad

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