VEGETARIAN THAI PAPPAYA SALAD

my friend told me that usually they will serve the papaya salad with cabbage leaves cut into squares.
You use the cabbage leaf to pick up some of the salad to eat.
Also chilled cucumber slices are served as the salad will be very hot because of the bird's eye chillie(oosi milagaai). So you pop a cool cucumber slice in your mouth to cool.
Here is the recipe


VEGETARIAN THAI PAPAYA SALAD

Ingredients:

2 cups green papaya sliced into thin strips
5 green beans chopped
¼ cup carrots cut into thin strips
¼ cup cabbage cut into thin strips
8 cherry tomatoes sliced into half
2 pips garlic smashed and minced
1 fresh red chillie minced
2 birds eye chillies minced
2 tbs soy sauce
1 tsp lime juice more if needed
½ tsp honey
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp olive oil


To Garnish
2 tbs roasted peanuts
Lettuce leaves
Slices of cucumbers
Slices of tomatoes.

Method:
Combine all the ingredients and toss well.
Mash together with a mortar and pestle. ( Thats how they do)
Or use your hand and mash it well.
Chill for at least 1 hour.
Add peanuts and serve cold on a bed of lettuce.
Garnish with cut tomato and cucumber slices.