Green Papaya Salad Ala Bobby Flay Recipes

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD ALA BOBBY FLAY

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Add the string beans and cook for 2 minutes. Remove and plunge into cold water to stop further cooking.
• Drain well and cut each bean in half.
• Halve the tomatoes lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice the halves into 1/8-inch strips.
• Roughly chop all but 2 tablespoons of peanuts.
• In a bowl toss papaya with the beans, tomatoes, chopped peanuts, fish sauce, lemon and lime juices, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes and 3 tablespoons cilantro.
• Garnish with remaining peanuts and cilantro.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the string beans and cook for 2 minutes, plunge into cold water. Drain well and cut each bean in half. Halve the tomatoes lengthwise and remove the seeds. Slice the halves into 1/8-inch strips. Roughly chop all but 2 tablespoons of peanuts. In a bowl toss papaya with the beans, tomatoes, chopped peanuts, fish sauce, lemon and lime juices, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes and 3 tablespoons cilantro. Garnish with remaining peanuts and cilantro.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD (SOM TUM)

Steps:

• In a blender or mortar, blend or pound garlic, salt, peanuts, chilies, sugar and shrimp (if using) into a paste. Transfer to a large bowl and mix in lime juice and fish sauce. Use a spoon (or the mortar) to lightly crush tomatoes and beans (if using), then add to bowl and mix lightly.
• Peel and coarsely grate or shred papaya, discarding seeds and inner membrane. There should be 4 to 6 cups.
• Add papaya to bowl and lightly but thoroughly toss together. Taste for seasoning. Mound in a bowl (if desired, line bowl with lettuce leaves beforehand). Sprinkle with peanuts and serve.
• Note: If green papaya is unavailable, use an equivalent amount of coleslaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots).

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

Steps:

• Using a mortar and pestle, crush the chili and garlic. Add the dried shrimps, continue crushing. Add the sugar and continue to pound. Add the remaining ingredients and pound lightly, mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning-you are looking for a balance between sweet, spicy, salty and sour.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD A LA BOBBY FLAY

Steps:

• 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the green and yellow beans. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
• 2. Remove from the pot in a sieve and then put into a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain the beans and cut each bean in half and set aside.
• 3. Cut the tomatoes in half and cut length wise. Remove the seeds. Slice into 1/4-1/8 inch strips.
• 4. Rough chop all but 2 tbsps. of the roasted peanuts.
• 5. In a large bowl toss the papaya, beans, tomatoes and chopped peanuts.
• 6. In a small bowl mist the fish sauce, citrus juices, sugar, garlic, red pepper flakes and 1 tbsp. of chopped cilantro.
• 7. Pour over the green papaya mixture.
• 8. Serve with the rest of the peanuts and cilantro on top.
• 9. Enjoy!

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD (SOM TUM) (VEGAN W/ RAW OPTION)

Steps:

• If using fresh papaya peel and deseed it (use the seeds for dressing!) and then shred or cut into matchsticks. You can use a grater, spiralizer, mandolin or by hand.
• Mortar & pestle: Smash a clove of garlic first, add green beans & halved cherry tomatoes. Pound a few times to bruise the beans & get the juice out of the tomatoes. Add chili peppers & crush them to release the hotness. Add the green papaya, toasted peanuts, soy sauce, lime juice & sugar. 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.
• No M&P: Crush garlic, tomatoes, green beans, and minced chili peppers in large bowl. Fold in papaya and peanuts. Mix soy sauce, lime juice and sugar in a small bowl and pour over salad mixing it in well.
• Let flavors marinate for at least 30 minutes. Garnish with basil and serve with sticky rice.

GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

Steps:

• In a mortar, roughly pound the garlic and chillies.
• Add the beans and pound, then the shrimps and pound again until crushed.
• Add the sugar, fish sauce and lime juice and stir together.
• Add the tomatoes and press with the pestle to bruise the tomatoes.
• Add the peanuts and the papaya and stir until well mixed in.
• Serve cold in a round dish lined with lettuce leaves and sprinkle coriander leaves on to of the salad.

THAI GREEN PAPAYA SALAD AKA SOM TAM

Steps:

• Pound garlic until fine.
• Add garlic, lime juice, fish sauce,brown sugar in a bowl.
• Mix well.
• Add papaya, tomato wedges and chili into a big mixing bowl.
• Stir in the garlic mixture into papaya bowl (item 3).
• Adjust seasoning if necessary.
• It should be mixture of sweet, sour and salty.
• Toss in dried shrimp, groundnut and cashew nut.
• Served with long beans, cabbage or other raw vegetables.