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Green papaya salad (som tum) with salt and pepper tofu
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Green papaya salad (som tum) with salt and pepper tofu

17 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 3-4 openrecipes

Try this quick and easy vegan supper that’s bursting with flavour. The dressing can be made in advance.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

815
Calories
26g
Protein
20g
Fat
135g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Tofu 100g firm 76
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Iceberg Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Papaya not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 200g/7oz beech-smoked tofu
  • , for frying vegetable oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2.5cm/1in piece fresh ginger
  • handful coriander
  • 2 red birds’-eye chillies
  • 60g/2¼oz palm sugar
  • 2 limes
  • 100ml/3½fl oz soy sauce (or vegetarian fish sauce
  • 1 green papaya
  • 2 tomatoes
  • handful green beans
  • 2 carrots
  • small bunch fresh Thai basil
  • small bunch coriander
  • ½ iceberg lettuce

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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