In the realm of Southeast Asian cuisine, a vibrant and flavor-packed dish takes center stage - Green Pawpaw Papaya Salad with Seafood. This tantalizing salad, known as Som Tum in Thailand, is a symphony of textures and flavors that will awaken your senses. With its base of shredded unripe papaya, this salad delivers a delightful crunch, perfectly balanced by the savory and briny notes of seafood. Whether you prefer succulent shrimp, tender squid, or a combination of both, this dish offers a delightful medley of seafood treasures. The tangy dressing, made with fish sauce, lime juice, and a touch of sweetness, elevates the flavors of the papaya and seafood, while the addition of crunchy peanuts, aromatic herbs, and fiery chilies adds depth and complexity to each bite. Get ready to embark on a culinary adventure as we explore the diverse recipes for Green Pawpaw Papaya Salad with Seafood, each offering unique variations and insights into this beloved dish.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
GREEN PAWPAW (PAPAYA) SALAD WITH SEAFOOD
This recipe comes from a Thai Cooking course I did. It's fabulous! The dressing is hot, but not 'blow the top off your head' hot. Don't be afraid of the green pawpaw - it doesn't actually taste of much, but adds a great texture and takes up the flavour of the dressing. Use a perfectly green pawpaw - as ripe pawpaw flesh will tend to disintegrate in the dressing. The sauce can also be used to serve with spring rolls or coconut prawns.
Provided by Kookaburra
Categories Papaya
Time 51m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- First prepare all the ingredients as described above - keep any ends and trimmings of garlic, shallots, coriander root, lemon grass, mint and coriander stalks, and odd bits of lemon grass and a couple of spare kaffir lime leaves aside to flavour the water you're going to cook the seafood in.
- Next, make the dressing as it has to sit for at least 15 minutes for the flavours to merge.
- To make dressing, mix together all ingredients and taste to ensure there is a good balance of hot, sour, sweet and salty - adjust ingredients as necessary.
- Now prepare to cook the seafood.
- Using a very sharp knife, score the inside of the squid tubes diagonally, then score in the opposite direction (to form a diamond pattern).
- Cut the squid into rough triangle shapes - about 4 per tube.
- Prepare a medium bowl of ice cold water, with ice cubes in it, and sit it by the stove.
- Fill a large pot with water and add ends and trimmings as described above and a couple of tablespoons of salt.
- Bring water to a rolling boil then add the seafood in small batches, cooking prawns for about a minute, and squid for about 30 seconds. (The seafood can be a bit hard to find in the water, so just add a little at a time, and you'll have to 'fish' for it.)
- Remove seafood and immediately plunge into iced water. This cooking technique will make the squid so tender you won't believe it!
- When seafood is completely cold, prepare salad.
- In a large bowl toss together pawpaw, shallots, coriander, mint leaves, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, seafood and 1/4 cup of the hot and sour dressing (serve any remaining dressing on the side).
- To present salad, transfer to a plate, bring most of the seafood to the top and arrange decoratively, then sprinkle with crushed peanuts and crispy shallots.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 216, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 233.7, Sodium 1570.1, Carbohydrate 20.4, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 4.6, Protein 23
GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
In Isan (and the rest of Thailand), green papaya salad is called som tum, with "som" meaning "sour" and "tum" referring to the pounding sound of the large pestle used to crush ingredients. It is eaten by itself as a snack, or with marinated grilled beef and chicken.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories quick, salads and dressings, appetizer
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 36, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 360 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams
GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP
Provided by Ming Tsai
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 servings for each recipe
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large bowl, mix the juice, fish sauce and sugar. Whisk in the oil and season. Add the chiles, scallion whites and peanuts. Toss in the papaya and check for seasoning. Let stand 20 minutes before serving.
- SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP: Mix everything together and let marinate for 15 minutes. Season shrimp and place on a hot, oiled grill. Turn frequently and cook for about 8 minutes. PLATING Place a small mound of salad and top with 3 shrimp. Garnish with sliced scallion greens.
- Wine Suggestion: DVX Champagne 1994 by Mumm Cuvee Napa
GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH SHRIMP
Categories Salad Herb Quick & Easy Lunch Papaya Peanut Shrimp Healthy Gourmet Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small saucepan of boiling salted water cook shrimp 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until cooked through. In a colander drain shrimp and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Halve shrimp horizontally and devein.
- Make dressing:
- In a large bowl whisk together dressing ingredients until sugar is dissolved.
- Add shrimp, papaya, carrot, and coriander to dressing, tossing well. Salad may be made 2 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring salad to room temperature before serving.
- Serve salad sprinkled with peanuts.
GREEN PAPAYA SALAD WITH PRAWN AND PORK: GOI DU DU TOM THIT
Provided by Food Network
Time 26m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- To make the dipping fish sauce: Combine the fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, and water in a saucepan and place on medium heat. Stir well and cook until just before boiling point is reached, then allow to cool. To serve, finely chop the garlic and chile and stir through with the lime juice.
- For the salad: In a large bowl combine the green papaya, pork belly, sliced mint, sliced basil, sliced perilla leaves, sliced cilantro, and dipping fish sauce and mix well.
- Turn the salad out onto a serving platter and arrange the prawns on top of the green
- papaya salad.
- Garnish with fried Asian shallots, peanuts, garlic chips, and sliced chile.
PAPAYA SALAD
Steps:
- Heat a pot over medium-low heat. Add the palm sugar and fish sauce and cook for 2 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until cool.
- Add the green beans, chiles and garlic to a mortar and pestle; crush to the texture of a fine mince. Add to a serving bowl along with the shredded papaya, cherry tomatoes, chilled palm sugar sauce and lime juice; mix well. Garnish with peanuts and serve.
GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
Cucumber can replace the green papaya in this salad.
Provided by GODGIFU
Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combine garlic, chiles, and green beans into a mortar and pound roughly. Add the papaya and pound again, to bruise the ingredients. Stir in fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar and pound again. Ad the tomato and pound to combine. Stir in the chopped peanuts and serve.
- If you don't have a mortar and pestle, you can make a version of this in your blender or food processor: coarsely chop the garlic, chile peppers, and green beans. Mix in the papaya, and pulse a few times. Mix in the tomato, fish sauce, lime juice, and sugar. Pulse to combine; salad should still have texture. Transfer to a serving dish and stir in the peanuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 45.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Fat 1.6 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 368.1 mg, Sugar 3.9 g
MY GREEN PAPAYA SALAD
Steps:
- MAKE THE DRESSING
- Use a mortar and pestle to pound all the dressing ingredients until smooth, pounding each ingredient thoroughly before adding the next. taste and add more fish sauce, lime juice, chili, and/or palm sugar if you want. The flavor's up to you.
- MAKE THE SALAD
- 1. Heat a grill pan, cast-iron skillet, or grill until very hot. Cut the long beans into a manageable size for your pan, if necessary, then char the beans well on all sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer them to a bowl, cover it tightly with plastic wrap, and let them steam for about 10 minutes. Cut the beans into 1/2-inch pieces and return them to the bowl.
- 2. Tear the basil and mint leaves. Toss together the long beans with the papaya, cucumber, mango, pineapple, long red chilies, herbs, and the dressing. If you have a large enough mortar or want to work in batches and take the time to make the salad even better, pound the ingredients with the dressing just to bruise them and further infuse the ingredients with the flavor of the dressing. transfer the dressed salad to a serving bowl and sprinkle with the crushed peanuts.
Tips:
- When selecting green papaya for this salad, choose one that is firm and has a bright green color. Avoid papayas that have blemishes or soft spots.
- To easily shred the papaya, use a sharp julienne peeler or a mandoline slicer.
- If you don't have shrimp, you can use other seafood options such as squid, mussels, or crab.
- Be sure to rinse the seafood thoroughly before cooking to remove any grit or impurities.
- When making the dressing, use fresh lime juice for the best flavor. Bottled lime juice can be used in a pinch, but it won't have the same bright, tangy flavor.
- To add a bit of heat to the salad, add a small amount of chili pepper or Sriracha sauce.
- Garnish the salad with fresh herbs such as cilantro, mint, or basil for an extra burst of flavor.
Conclusion:
This green papaya papaya salad with seafood is a delicious and refreshing dish that is perfect for a light lunch or dinner. It is packed with flavor and nutrients, and it is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you are looking for a healthy and flavorful salad, give this recipe a try!
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