[Recipe] Thai Summer Salad (Som Tum a la aey)

Hi, today I made Sum Tum with turnip cabbage instead of green papaya as like my followers know already its quite expansive here in Germany.

If you ask me thats a really tasty, easy and quickly made summer salad. You can serve as a starter, with your BBQ or as main dish with grilled chicken on top.

What you need:

• 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 tablespoons palm sugar or golden brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 2-3 tablespoons dried shrimp (chopped if you want)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• ~1.5 pound turnip cabbage
• 10 large cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2-3 medium carrots
• 1 corncob, cooked
• 1-3 fresh red Thai chile with seeds, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped salted peanuts

If you want you could add 1/2 cup of chopped fresh cilantro and / or 1-2 green onions

What to do:

• Whisk lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, dry shrimps and garlic in a medium bowl and let it set for later. If you can plan and prepare it a few hours before you eat it will be even better.
• Peel turnip cabbage and carrots with a julienne peeler and place it in a large bowl.
• Add tomatos, corn and chillies (and cilantro / green onions)
• Mix well with the dressing and sprinkle peanuts over just before you serve.

Good apetite!

#aey