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Green-Papaya Salad

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Green-Papaya Salad

Green-Papaya Salad

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Equipment

  • Vegetable Peeler - A simple yet essential kitchen gadget used for peeling fruits, including papayas.

  • Mandoline Slicer - Offers precise and uniform slices ideal for preparing salads.

  • Knife Set (with a paring knife) - A basic toolset suitable for cutting vegetables into desired shapes and sizes.

  • Cutting Board - Provides a safe surface to cut fruits and vegetables like papaya.

  • Salad Spinner - Used for washing and drying leafy greens or ingredients.

  • Measuring Cups & Spoons Set - For accurately measuring dressings or additional components.

  • Mixing Bowls (2 sizes) - Helps in mixing salad ingredients without spillage.

  • Whisk Set - Used for emulsifying dressings or sauces if creamy elements are added to the salad.

  • Plastic Food Storage Containers (Various Sizes) - Useful for storing and serving the salad.

  • Salad Serving Platter (Wooden) - Used for presenting the Green Papaya Salad beautifully.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons belacan (shrimp paste)*

  • 3 (5 1/2-inch) fresh Holland red chiles*, sliced, including seeds

  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

  • 1/4 oz small dried shrimp* (1 tablespoon)

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 large shallot, halved lengthwise, then thinly sliced crosswise (1/4 cup)

  • 1 (1 1/2-lb) piece green papaya* or 1 1/2 lb seedless cucumber (1 to 2; usually plastic-wrapped)

  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

  • 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar

  • a mini food processor; an adjustable-blade slicer fitted with julienne attachment

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Instruction 2

Wrap belacan tightly in foil and bake 10 minutes. Open foil carefully and cool belacan to room temperature, about 15 minutes. Crumble belacan into mini food processor and finely purée with chiles and sugar.
3

Instruction 3

Soak shrimp in 1 cup hot water in a bowl until soft, about 10 minutes.
4

Instruction 4

While shrimp soak, stir together salt and 1 cup cold water until salt is dissolved, then add shallot and soak 5 minutes. Drain shallot in a sieve and pat dry.
5

Instruction 5

Drain shrimp in a colander and pat dry. Pulse shrimp in cleaned mini processor until finely ground.
6

Instruction 6

Peel, halve, and seed papaya (or cucumber). Cut into large pieces, then cut into 1/8-inch-thick matchsticks with slicer.
7

Instruction 7

Stir together lime juice, sugar, and 1 tablespoon sambal belacan in a large serving bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add shrimp, shallot, and papaya, tossing to combine well.
8

Instruction 8

*Available at Southeast Asian markets and templeofthai.com.
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