Thai Sour 'Papaya' Salad (ส้มตำไทย)

Despite the name, this recipe actually contains no papaya. Instead, I'll show you how to make this refreshing, flavourful Thai salad using a vegetable much closer to home.

The idea of eating salad in the winter doesn’t normally get my juices flowing, but ‘som tam’ is an exception. This traditional Thai salad, which literally means ‘pounded sour’ uses unripe papayas, wh…