Papayas are great. Love it ripe or green. When it’s green you can make the green papaya salad. It’s originally a Lao dish made with sliced green papaya, mixed with ingredients and pounded lightly in a mortar and pestle.
Green papaya salad anyone?
To make this you will need:
- Green papaya, sliced thinly
- Hot chillies – as much as desired
- Cherry tomatoes – halved
- 1 clove garlic
- Fish sauce or anchovy sauce – desired amount or 1 Tbs
- 1 Tbs sugar
- 1 Tbs lemon or lime juice
Firstly, crush the garlic in the mortar and pestle into a paste, then add the chillies. Add the sugar now so the chillies don’t fly everywhere (be careful of your eyes) and once done add a handful or so of the papaya and tomatoes. Add the lime juice and preferred sauce to desired taste and lightly crush with pestle and toss with a spoon. Mix well and serve with sticky rice and water spinach (ong choy).
