Green Pawpaw and Peanut Salad Recipe

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Total cooking time: 5 minutes

Recipe serves 4-6

Ingredients

50g dried shrimp

100g green beans; cut into short pieces

1 medium lettuce

½ medium green pawpaw, peeled and grated

¼ cup lime juice

2 tablespoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons soft brown sugar

1-2 teaspoons chopped fresh red chillies

½ cup roasted peanuts, chopped

1 red chilli, finely diced

Method

1. In a mortar and pestle, pound dried shrimp finely. You can use a knife and chop instead.
2. Boil water in pan. Put in the green beans in and cook for 2 minutes. Drain and plunge into cold water for a few seconds and drain. Shred lettuce and place on the serving plate. Put beans, shrimps and pawpaw on top of the lettuce.
3. Mix together lime juice, fish sauce, chillies and brown sugar. Then, pour over salad. Sprinkle with peanuts and chillies.