Step 1: Peel the skin off the papaya, then wash thoroughly. Now grate the papaya

Step 2: Chop the tomatoes and garlic, and add to a large bowl (or mortar and pestle if you have one) Then slice the chillies length ways to open them up. Add to the bowl

Step 3: Slice and crush the green beans and add to the bowl

Step 4: Now add the shredded papaya, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, lemon juice and sugar. Mix everything together thoroughly

Step 5: If you dont have a mortar and pestle, use a spoon to mix everything, and make sure you crush the chillis to get the spice released. Do the same with all the ingredients.

Step 6: Once everything has been thoroughly mixed, you can serve and eat

For the dressing, mix together in a cup:

• 1/4 cup tamarind juice 
• 2 -3 lime juice
• 2-3 Tbsp. fish sauce (vegetarians substitute 4 Tbsp. soy sauce)
• 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. shrimp paste, OR vegetarians substitute 1 tsp. ground bean sauce* OR Vegetarian Stir Fry Sauce (Lee Kum Kim brand is good)

*Note that you need quite a lot of sweetness for this salad in order to balance out the sharpness of the papaya and the lime juice. The dressing should taste sweet with tones of spicy, sour, and salty. *Fish sauce, shrimp paste, ground bean sauce and vegetarian stir-fry sauce are all available by the bottle/jar at Asian food stores. *Ground bean sauce is a salty, dark brown sauce made from soy beans.