Thai Long Bean Salad Recipe (Som Tum Tua)
Easy Thai long bean salad with fresh vegetables and a gluten-free dressing. Light, healthy, and ready in just 15 minutes!
Equipment
- Cutting board and sharp knife
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 dried chilies, to taste
- 10 yardlong beans, cut into 1-inch sizes
- 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp fermented fish sauce
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1/2 lime, sliced
- 2 small tomatoes, halved
Instructions
- Slice the long beans into medium-sized pieces, chop the tomatoes into small chunks, and cut the lime in half.
- Crush the garlic and dried chilies with a mortar and pestle.
- Add the long beans, pounding until they start to burst open so they can soak up the dressing.
- Mix in the fish sauce, fermented fish sauce, tamarind paste, and palm sugar. Pound until palm sugar is completely dissolved.
- Squeeze in fresh lime juice, throw in the peel, followed by the tomatoes. Give it all a gentle but good mix and serve your spicy long bean salad immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
Calories: 48kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.04g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1423mg | Potassium: 156mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 321IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg