Simple Thai Long Bean Salad (Tum Tua)
It took me a while to get the simplified version of Som Tum Tua or the Thai Long Bean Salad just right. This version still packs that same punchy, savory, and refreshing flavor but uses ingredients you can easily find in the Asian aisle of most grocery stores. If you love papaya salad, you’ll definitely enjoy this one with its crunch and bright flavors.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 1 Thai chili (fresh or dry)(start with 1 and add more till your heart contents.)
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- 2 cups long bean (chop into 1 inch pieces) (You can substitute with green beans.)
- 9 cherry tomatoes
- 1 TBSP coconut sugar (or palm or regular table sugar)
- 2 TBSP fish sauce
- 1½ TBSP lime juce (juice from 1 lime) (or 1 TBSP lime juice and 1 TBSP tamarind paste)
Instructions
- Crush aromatics: In a mortar and pestle, pound garlic and Thai chilis until roughly crushed.
- Add long beans and half of the roasted peanuts: Chop the long beans into 1 inch pieces. Lightly bruise the long beans and roasted peanuts in the mortar to release flavor without crushing completely.
- Add tomatoes: Toss in the cherry tomatoes and bruise gently until they release some juice.
- Add seasonings: Add lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce, then continue pounding lightly until sugar dissolves.
- Finish the salad: Add more roasted peanuts. Mix everything well with a spoon and taste test. Enjoy!
Notes
Note 1: If you don't have mortar and pestle, try bruising the long beans with a rolling pin on a cutting board. Chop other ingredients and mix everything in a bowl.
Note 2 :
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