Recipe - Green Papaya Salad Thai - Keos Thai Cuisine

One half pound Green papaya; (shredded
carrots or cucumber can be
used as substitute)
1 Clove garlic
2 Red chili peppers; seeded
1 Tomato; cut or sliced up in strips
2 tablespoon Fish sauce; (depending on
brand and personal taste)
3 tablespoon Lime juice
Lettuce leaves or cabbage
squares
1 Lime; cut into wedges
Red chili peppers; optional

Preparation Peel and seed papaya; shred. Grind together garlic and red
chili peppers in a food processor or mortar. Mix together the papaya,
tomato, fish sauce and lime juice; add in garlic mixture and toss lightly.
Place a portion of papaya mixture onto a lettuce e leaf or cabbage square
and form into packet to eat. Serve with wedges of lime. Garnish with red
chili peppers. Makes 4 servings. Original © July 1997 Guide to O`ahu
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 403 by "Diane. Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Dec 26, 1997