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How to Make Thai Salad

Today's fuss-free Thai salad with a vibrant color palette and a bold flavor profile will be a showstopper for many Asian food lovers.
  • prep TIME 15 mins
  • total TIME 15 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: Thai
Keyword: how to make thai salad, thai salad, thai salad recipe
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 134 kcal

Ingredients (12)

  • 12 oz green papaya peeled, deseeded, julienned
  • 4 oz long green beans tips trimmed, cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 4 oz cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 oz carrots peeled, julienned
  • 4 garlic cloves peeled
  • 1 oz peanuts roasted, crushed
  • 0.5 oz red jalapeño diagonally sliced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1 bird’s eye chili
  • 1 fl oz lime juice
  • 2 tsp Thai fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Prep:

1

Peel the skin from the green papaya. Cut the papaya in half lengthwise. Use a metal spoon to scrape out the seeds and discard them. Julienne each half of the papaya with a julienne peeler.

2

Trim off the tips of the long green beans, then slice them into 3-inch pieces.

3

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half lengthwise.

4

Chop off the top and the root end part of the carrot. Peel off and discard the skin. Cut the carrot in half—crosswise, then slice those in half again—lengthwise. Julienne the carrot.

5

Remove the skin from the garlic cloves.

6

Air-fry peanuts at 350°F for 5 minutes, then crush them roughly.

7

Chop off and discard the red jalapeño stem. Slice it diagonally.

8

Roughly chop the cilantro.

Cook:

1

Pound the aromatics, red jalapeño, and chili: In a large mixing bowl, add the 4 peeled garlic cloves, 0.5 oz red jalapeño, 1 bird’s eye chili, and 2 tbsp sugar. Crush them finely until they reach the consistency of a paste.

2

Combine tomatoes and green beans: Continue by adding 4 oz cherry tomatoes and 4 oz long green beans into the bowl. Crush the tomatoes and green beans until slightly bruised.

3

Incorporate other ingredients: Add 12 oz julienned green papaya, 2 oz julienned carrot, 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro, 1 fl oz lime juice, and 2 tsp Thai fish sauce. Gently crush and toss until all the ingredients are well mixed.

4

Garnish and serve: Transfer your desired portion onto a platter and sprinkle on the crushed peanuts. Enjoy.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 134 kcal | Fat 4 g | Saturated Fat 1 g | Trans Fat 0 g | Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | Cholesterol 0 mg | Sodium 269 mg | Potassium 415 mg | Carbohydrate 23 g | Fiber 4 g | Sugar 15 g | Protein 4 g | Vitamin A 3624 IU | Vitamin C 73 mg | Calcium 51 mg | Iron 1 mg