Dressing (Nuoc Cham)
- 4 small cloves of garlic
- 2 Thai chilies
- 2½ tablespoons sugar
- ½ lime
- ½ cup fish sauce
- ⅔ cup water
- Split the chilies in half and remove the seeds and roughly chop.
- Place the chilies, garlic and sugar in a mortar, and grind it into a smooth paste.
- Squeeze the lime into the mortar, and use a knife to scrape the pulp of the lime into the mortar also.
- Mash the paste and lime together, and then add the fish sauce and water.
- Taste it to adjust the seasoning to suit your own taste.
- Add more water or lime juice if it is too strong for you.
- This recipe makes about 1¼ cup of dressing, enough for the salad and some on the side.
Recipe by Have You Eaten, SF? at https://haveyoueatensf.com/green-papaya-salad/
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