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    Home » Salads » Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad | Vegan Thai Special

    Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad | Vegan Thai Special

    Posted on June 26, 2017 · Last Updated on May 18, 2020 · By Srividhya G · 2 Comments

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    I am posting a salad recipe after a long time. Today I am going to share the vegan version of my favorite and a great salad that you can find on the menu of all the Thai restaurants here in the US. Yes, it the Green Papaya and Mango Salad. Be it a potluck or BBQ party; this crunchy salad is a great addition to jazz up your menu. So here comes the vegan version of the famous Thai salad – Green Mango and Papaya Salad.

    VeganPapayaMangoThaiSalad

    Mostly the restaurants carry either Green Papaya Salad or Green Mango Salad. The Papaya salad is known as Som Tum in Thai, and the mango salad is known as Yum Mamuang.

    But I thought why not combine both together and present a vegan/vegetarian version without any fish sauce and shrimps. Also, I did not use any soy sauce for my dressing so its a non-soy version too. :-)

    Kis Approved? Yes!

    I went with a simple dressing that I prepared with garlic, dried Thai Red chili, tamarind paste and of course jaggery and salt. The flavors were not so strong and also it wasn’t spicy but delicious for sure. I didn’t expect vaandu to relish this (as I expected this would be spicy for him), but to my surprise he did. I only prepared two servings of this salad, just for me and M and he was so upset that I didn’t make for him too. So I can happily add that this salad is a kid-approved one too. :-)

    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad - Thai Special - Served in a White Plate on the Wooden Table

    I used my Asian Julienne Peeler to cut them into those small strips. These Julienne peelers are very handy, and it’s a great addition to your kitchen gadget collection.

    PS: I know I am posting back to back vegan recipes, and this is my sixth one. I didn’t plan, but it just happened this way. My next recipe is yogurt-based, so stay tuned for the same. And find my other recipes here. For recipes ideas – follow me on Instagram.

    So without any further ado, here is the salad recipe.

    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad - Thai Special - Overhead Shot with the Sauce on the Side

    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad | Thai Special

    Ingredients:

    • Green Papaya Juliennes – 1 cup
    • Green Mango Juliennes – ½ cup
    • Carrot Juliennes – 1 tbsp 
    • Crushed Peanuts – 2 tbsp
    • Toasted Black Sesame Seeds – 1 tsp to garnish
    • For the Dressing:
    • Garlic clove – 1
    • Tamarind Paste – ½ tsp
    • Salt – ½ tsp
    • Thai dried red chili – 1
    • Jaggery – 1 tbsp heaped
    • Water – 2 tbsps

    Prep – Work:

    • Wash the peel the skin of green papaya, green mango, and carrot.
    • Using a julienne peeler, shred them into thin julienne and set aside the required part. I used half of a raw mango and raw papaya and ¼ of a carrot. 
    • Chop/crush the peanuts roughly. I had roasted peanuts in hand. So crushed them roughly. Raw peanuts can be used too.

    Preparing the dressing:

    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad - Thai Special - Salad Dressing in the Process

    • Blend the garlic, salt, Thai chili, jaggery with 2 tbsp of water and in a coffee grinder or blender. Grind them coarsely like below and set aside.

    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad - Thai Special - Overhead Focus on the Sauce

    Assembling:

    Recipe Steps Collage - Assembling the Dish

    • You can just layer the veggies and just before serving you can add the dressing and toss them together.

    Delicious Overhead on the Ready Dish Served on a White Plate with a Blueish Fabric on the Right

    Notes:

    • Carrots are entirely optional. I just added a tbsp for the color.
    • I used up the entire dressing for this salad. You can adjust the dressing ingredients and the amount of dressing as per your preference.
    • Soy sauce can be included and in that case, go with less amount of salt.
    • Both black and white sesame seeds can be used for garnishing.
    • Make sure you add the dressing just before serving. If not the salad would become soggy.
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    Vegan Green Papaya and Green Mango Salad | Thai Special

    Crunchy and delicious vegan version of the Thai Green Papaya and Green Mango salad with simple tamarind base dressing.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Salad
    Cuisine: Thai
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 154kcal
    Author: Srividhya G

    Ingredients

    Measurement Details: 1 cup = 240ml; 1 tbsp=15ml;1 tsp = 5ml;

    • 1 cup Green Papaya cut into juliennes
    • ½ cup Green Mango cut into juliennes
    • 1 tbsp Carrot cut into juliennes
    • 2 tbsp Peanuts crushed
    • 1 tsp Black Sesame Seeds toasted, to garnish

    For the Dressing

    • 1 Garlic clove
    • ½ tsp Tamarind Paste
    • ½ tsp Salt or to taste
    • 1 Thai dried red chili
    • 1 tbsp Jaggery heaped
    • 2 tbsp Water

    Instructions

    Prep - Work

    • Wash the peel the skin of green papaya, green mango, and carrot.
    • Using a julienne peeler, shred them into thin julinennes and set aside the required part. I used half of a raw mango and raw papaya and ¼ of a carrot.
    • Chop/crush the peanuts roughly. I had roasted peanuts in hand. So crushed them roughly. Raw peanuts can be used too.

    Preparing the dressing

    • Blend the garlic, salt, Thai chili, jaggery with 2 tbsp of water and in a coffee grinder or blender. Grind them coarsely like below and set aside.

    Assembling

    • You can just layer the veggies and just before serving you can add the dressing and toss them together.

    Notes

    • Carrots are entirely optional. I just added a tbsp for the color.
    • I used up the entire dressing for this salad. You can adjust the dressing ingredients and the amount of dressing as per your preference.
    • Soy sauce can be included and in that case, go with less amount of salt.
    • Both black and white sesame seeds can be used for garnishing.
    • Make sure you add the dressing just before serving. If not the salad would become soggy.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 597mg | Potassium: 295mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 2364IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg

    I am not a nutritionist. The nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It varies depending upon the product types or brands.

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    1. Priya Suresh says

      July 02, 2017 at 1:50 pm

      Just love this crunchy salad, one of my most favourite, now am drooling here.

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      • Srividhya G says

        July 02, 2017 at 7:52 pm

        :-) Thanks Priya.

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