Bright Thai salad recipes including green papaya som tum, larb, glass noodle yum woon sen and grilled-meat salads balanced with lime, fish sauce, chile and herbs.
A Thai salad is a balancing act done at the mortar or in the mixing bowl: lime for sour, fish sauce for salt, palm sugar for sweetness, chile for heat, and a mountain of fresh herbs. These recipes cover pounded papaya salads, meaty larb and the noodle and seafood yums that show up at every Thai table.