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Som tum gai salad (paw paw salad)

This is a light, fresh, colorful salad which is packed full of flavour and once you taste this dish, it’s easy to see why it’s so well loved!

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 4.3
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh chilli
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice bran oil
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 180g skinless boneless chicken thigh
  • 200g snow peas or green beans
  • ½ firm paw paw (see tips)
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 2 cups mung bean sprouts
  • 2 cups mesclun
  • 3 spring onions, thinly angle sliced
  • ¼ cup fresh Thai basil
  • ¼ cup chopped roasted peanuts or cashews
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a small lidded jar, place garlic, chilli, fish sauce, oil, lime juice and brown sugar and shake until combined.

    2 In a shallow dish, place chicken and spoon 2 teaspoons of the dressing over. Toss to coat. Set a small frying pan over a medium heat and place chicken in. Cook for 2 minutes then turn, cover and cook for a further 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and leave to rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice when cool enough to handle.

    3 Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to the boil and add snow peas. Cook for about 1 minute then refresh in a bowl of iced water.

    4 In a large bowl, place chicken. Peel skin off paw paw then, using a large grater or julienne peeler, shred the flesh. Add to bowl with remaining ingredients (reserve a few basil leaves and nuts to garnish) and dressing. Toss to combine. Transfer to serving dish.

    5 Serve garnished with extra basil and nuts.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check fish sauce is gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Use soy or vegan fish sauce. Replace chicken with Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken and follow packet instructions.

    HFG tip

    An unripe paw paw is fine for this recipe.

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