Green Papaya Salad, Laos Version/ Salad Pepaya Muda khas Laos

I looove this salade, as much as i love Indonesian asinan (veggies/fruit condiment) or rujak (fruit salad). I prefer the laos version over its neighbours, as i feel it has more 'body'. This is my own version with the ingredients that i could find in my pantry.

Ingredients:

Crab Paste

• 3 cups of frozen green papaya (store bought, you can of course find it fresh, you will just have to slice it yourself using julienne peeler)
• 2 carrots julienne sliced
• 1 tomato, cut in wedges
• Juice of 1 green lemon

Sauce

• 1 tsp Crab Paste (you can use shrimp paste just to replace it)
• 3 tbs tamarind juice 
• 1 tbs palm sugar
• Chilies
• 1 garlic
• Fish Sauce (i only use 1 tsp to add more taste)

Method:

1. Mix the green papaya, carrots, tomatoes and lemon juice
2. Mix and grind the sauce ingredients,
3. Pour the sauce over salad. Mix well.
4. Serve

Bahasa Indonesia
Bahan 1:

• 3 cup pepaya muda diiris julien
• 2 wortel diiris julien
• 1 buah tomat, dibelah 4
• Jus dari 1 buah jeruk nipis

Bahan 2:

• 1 sdt pasta kepiting, atau bisa diganti terasi.
• 3 sdm air asam jawa
• 1 sdm gula palem
• Cabai 
• 1 bawang putih
• Saos ikan (saya hanya menggunakan seperlunya saja untuk rasa)

Cara:

1. Campur bahan 1
2. Campur bahan 2 dan ulek.
3. Campur bahan 2 ke dalam bahan 1 dengan baik.
4. Hidangkan.