Green Bean Salad with Dried Shrimp and Peanuts

• BASIC-EASY
• FAST

Ingredients

1. 1/2 pound very fresh thin green beans, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch lengths
2. 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered
3. 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, finely chopped
4. 1 tablespoon unsalted roasted peanuts
5. 1 or 2 bird chiles, minced
6. 1 large garlic clove, halved
7. Salt
8. Sugar
9. 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
10. 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
11. 2 packed cups bite-size pieces of romaine lettuce
12. Green cabbage wedges, for serving

1. In a large mortar, working in batches, pound the beans in order to lightly smash them; transfer to a bowl. Add the tomatoes to the mortar and pound them briefly; add the tomatoes to the beans in the bowl.
2. Add the dried shrimp, peanuts, chiles, garlic, salt and sugar to the mortar and pound to a coarse paste. Stir in the lime juice and fish sauce until blended. Add the dressing to the smashed beans and tomatoes and toss thoroughly.
3. Line a platter with the lettuce and spoon the bean salad on top. Arrange the cabbage wedges around the salad and serve.