2021 Week 18 Newsletter
Recipe & Pic from Cheap & Cheerful Cooking
Som Tam Salad is traditionally made with Green Papaya but many other veggies can be subbed in with delicious results- the original riff on this recipe included Kohlrabi but here we suggest using the Joi Choi from your box! Consider throwing in some steamed broccoli as well, the dressing works well with just about anything.
~Rae
1 head Joi Choi
1 carrot
3 cloves garlic
1-2 bird's eye chillies (or sub jalepeno to taste!)
1 heaped tbsp peanuts, roasted
½ pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
String Beans (like the yellow beans in your box!)
Dressing (a staple in Alice's house)
3 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp palm sugar or brown sugar
1 pinch salt
Blanch beans in boiling salted water for 2min, then chill and cut into pieces. Slice the carrot into thin strips and Joi Choi into crunch ½-1 inch strips, greens & stems. Place garlic, chilies, salt, and sugar in a mortar and crush finely. Add peanuts and crush roughly. Add lime juice, soy sauce, and tomatoes. Mix everything and squeeze tomatoes lightly. Add dressing and serve with sticky rice.