Recipes Green Bean Salad with Dried Shrimp and Peanuts Be the first to rate & review! Som tam is a highly seasoned green papaya salad sold by street vendors throughout northeast Thailand and Laos. It is made by pounding papaya with other ingredients in a large stone mortar. This version calls for green beans, which are more readily available. To eat the salad in the traditional way, use cabbage wedges to scoop it up.Plus: More Vegetable Recipes and Tips By Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid Updated on December 8, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 6 Ingredients 1/2 pound very fresh thin green beans, halved lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1 1/2-inch lengths 6 cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 tablespoon dried shrimp, finely chopped 1 tablespoon unsalted roasted peanuts 1 or 2 bird chiles, minced 1 large garlic clove, halved Salt Sugar 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (nam pla) 2 packed cups bite-size pieces of romaine lettuce Green cabbage wedges, for serving Directions 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. 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. Line a platter with the lettuce and spoon the bean salad on top. Arrange the cabbage wedges around the salad and serve. Suggested Pairing This tangy salad, with its garlic, lime juice and chile, calls for an inexpensive, light-bodied, simple white, such as Soave, Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc. Rate it Print