POWER SOURCE GREEN PAPAYA SALAD

SERVES TWO

Palm sugar, 1½tbsp Red chillies, 5 Garlic cloves, 5 Green beans, 2 Cherry tomatoes, 4 Lime juice, 2tbsp Fish sauce, 2tbsp Green papaya, ½ A carrot, shredded Dried shrimp, 2tbsp Peanuts, 2tbsp

METHOD

Grind the chillies and garlic together using a pestle and mortar. Add the palm sugar, beans and tomatoes. Lightly pound, then squeeze in the lime juice and fish sauce. Pound again; add the green papaya and carrot. Pound and toss to combine. The taste should be a balance of sweet and salty, with a sharp, sour and spicy tang. Spoon the salad into a bowl and sprinkle over the dried shrimp and roasted peanuts.