Thai Long Bean Salad Recipe (Som Tum Tua)

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic
• 4 dried chilies (to taste)
• 10 yardlong beans (cut into 1-inch sizes)
• ½ tbsp palm sugar
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp fermented fish sauce
• 1 tbsp tamarind paste
• ½ lime (sliced)
• 2 small tomatoes (halved)

Steps

1. 1

   Slice the long beans into medium-sized pieces, chop the tomatoes into small chunks, and cut the lime in half.

2. 2

   Crush the garlic and dried chilies with a mortar and pestle.

3. 3

   Add the long beans, pounding gently until they start to burst open so they can soak up the dressing.

4. 4

   Mix in the fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, tamarind paste, and palm sugar. Pound until palm sugar is completely dissolved.

5. 5

   Squeeze in fresh lime juice, throw in the peel, followed by the tomatoes. Give it all a gentle but good mix and serve your immediately. Enjoy!