Thai Green Mango Salad (Som Tum Mamuang)
 
 
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Cuisine: Thai
Serves: serves 4-6
Ingredients
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1⁄2 shallot, minced
  • 3 small, green unripe mangoes (about 1 1⁄2 lbs.), peeled and julienned
  • 14 grape tomatoes, halved
  • 3 tbsp. fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 4 tsp. palm sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp. roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped
Instructions
  1. In a mason jar or a medium sized bowl, add the minced garlic, shallots, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved or shake the jar until the sugar is dissolved.
  2. In a large bowl, add your julienned mangoes and tomatoes.
  3. Pour the dressing all over the mango and tomato mixture.
  4. Toss to combine.
  5. Garnish with chopped peanuts.
Notes
As we mentioned earlier, feel free to personalize this salad. In Thailand, som tum have a lot of chilies and dried shrimps. If you're allergic to shrimps or don't like the taste of dried shrimps, feel free to omit them. If you like Thai spicy, add chilies and go crazy.

Here's the link to view the original recipe from saveur.com: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Thai-Green-Mango-Salad-Som-Tum-Mamuang
Recipe by sprinkles and sauce at https://sprinklesandsauce.com/thai-green-mango-salad/