A simple green mango papaya salad made with finely julienned raw mangoes and papaya with a home dressing. Recipe with step by step pictures.
This is one of the simplest salads you will ever make. This Thai inspired version of Som Tam is one of our favorites. Its sweet, sour, crunchy and very refreshing. I do not add the traditional fish sauce to the salad that’s very prominent in Som Tam. This recipe makes up for a great meal in itself or as a side. Do try this at home. Here is how to do it.
Vegetables for the salad
The raw green papaya needs to be shred / julienned. Peel and deseed the papaya.
Slice the papaya and then cut into thin strips. A food processor will do the job fine.
Peel the raw mango. Slice and cut the raw mango into thin strips too!
Cut the carrots into strips and add everything to a bowl. Also add in a few sprigs of chopped coriander leaves.
For the dressing
Take a small mixie jar and add in half of a deseeded tomato. Add in the lemon juice, olive oil, green chilli, palm sugar or jaggery, garlic cloves and the salt.
Grind everything to a puree. Do not add any water while grinding.
Add this dressing to the cut veggies.
Finally, roughly chop some roasted peanuts.
Add in the roasted peanuts to the salad and mix well.
Green mango and papaya salad is ready.
Green Mango and Papaya Salad Recipe
A simple green mango papaya salad made with finely julienned raw mangoes and papaya with a home dressing.
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 2 cups raw papaya, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup raw mango, cut into strips
- 1 carrot, cut into strips
- 3 sprigs coriander leaves
For the Dressing
- 1/2 a tomato, deseeded
- 1 teaspoon palm sugar (or) jaggery
- half of a lemon, juiced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 green chilli
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Other Ingredients
- 1/4 cup roasted and chopped peanuts
Instructions
Prep the veggies
- Peel and deseed the papaya. Slice the papaya and then cut into thin strips. A food processor will do the job fine. Peel the raw mango. Slice and cut the raw mango into thin strips too! Cut the carrots into strips and add everything to a bowl. Also add in a few sprigs of chopped coriander leaves.
For the dressing
- Take a small mixie jar and add in half of a deseeded tomato. Add in the lemon juice, olive oil, green chilli, palm sugar or jaggery, garlic cloves and the salt.
- Grind everything to a puree. Do not add any water while grinding.
- Add this dressing to the cut veggies.
Assembling the salad
- Finally, roughly chop some roasted peanuts.
- Add in the roasted peanuts to the salad and mix well.
- Green mango and papaya salad is ready.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Thai
It was super delicious. Took me to night I spent in Cambodia
Thank you!
Very good recipe…delicious
Thank you!
Hi Suguna
I have saved this recipe to my Pinterest account. The recipe is bang on and you cannot find a better vegetarian version of Som Tam Thai salad. Just love it. We have this salad to our hearts content.
Thanks a million for the perfect recipe of raw papaya salad.
I have had this salad in Cambodia. Loved it. Plan to make this today
Hi. Is unripe papaya safe to eat?
Lovely and should be yummy.. your receipes are awesome