Peanuts and Pawpaw

Spicy Vietnamese 

'Noodle' salad

We ate versions of this hugely popular street snack all over both Thailand and Vietnam. Vendors can be found plonked at almost every corner where the produce is chopped and tossed in front of your eyes. 

The unripe pawpaws green flesh is shredded to give the look and texture of noodles, crunchy salty peanuts and loads of soft aromatic coriander make for textural perfection.  While the sweet, sour and explosively fresh dressing is absolutely addictive. 

There was a little victory dance today at the supermarket when unripe paw paw was squeezed. 

Hurrah for astronomic work fuck ups and a day in the kitchen instead. 

Recipe:

1 Unripe Pawpaw shredded

2 red shallots finely sliced 

1 carrot shredded 

handful of coriander chopped

2 tbsp deep fried shallots 

2 tbsp chopped roasted peanuts 

Dressing. 

juice of 2 limes

2 tsp of palm sugar

3 tbsp fish sauce 

1 sliced red chilli

Toss all of the salad ingredients. 

Stir all of the dressing ingredients together and throw over the salad. Shmack you lips.  

  

xx

Abbey