The Thai salad, som tam, usually has papaya as its main ingredient but this Thai-inspired recipe for courgette som tam, uses easily obtainable vegetables to provide a very similar taste and texture. This simple but tasty salad goes well with fish or chicken, or can be enjoyed by itself.
Serves 4 as side dish or 2 as a main
Takes 20 minutes to make, plus marinating
Per serving:
178kcals
11.9g fat (2.3g saturated)
8.7g protein
9.2g carbs
7g sugar
1.4g salt
1. Using a potato peeler, peel the courgettes along their length, then just keep going, making strips of the flesh until you reach the seed pod in the centre. Discard the seed pod. Peel the carrot in the same way. (You could also just grate both vegetables.) Put both vegetables into a large bowl.
2. Blanch the green beans in plenty of boiling salted water for no longer than a couple of minutes, until they are just tender. Drain and rinse in cold water. Add to the bowl of vegetables, along with the chopped garlic and sliced chilli.
3. Make the dressing. Mix the fish sauce, lime juice and sugar, then season to taste. Pour the dressing over the vegetables, toss together and allow the salad to sit for a good 30 minutes before serving – this will deepen the flavour and have the effect of slightly 'cooking' the carrot and courgette.
4. Divide the salad between plates. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with the crushed peanuts to sprinkle over.
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