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Sweetcorn and mixed tomato som tam

Sweetcorn and mixed tomato som tam

Everyone in Thailand eats ‘som tam’; a salad of unripe green papaya with a spicy, sweet, sour and salty dressing. I’ve riffed off it here by using the best British summer vegetables. 

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Gluten freeLow in saturated fat5 plant varieties
  • Serves6
  • CourseSide
  • Prepare15 mins
  • Cook20 mins
  • Total time35 mins

Ingredients

  • 4 Thai chillies, chopped
  • 4 clove/s garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 4 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 4 tbsp fish sauce
  • 4 tbsp lime juice (about 2 limes)
  • 4 sweetcorn cobs
  • 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
  • 200g mixed cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2 carrots, peeled and finely shredded
  • 25g pack coriander, leaves and stems roughly chopped
  • 4 tbsp roasted chopped hazelnuts (about 45g)

Method

  1. Prepare and light the barbecue (or heat a griddle pan over a high heat). Make the dressing by pounding the chillies, garlic and palm sugar together in a pestle and mortar (or whizz in a blender) to a coarse paste. Add the tamarind paste, fish sauce and lime juice, stirring to form a dressing.

  2. Brush the corn with the oil, then put on a grill over the hot coals (or on the griddle pan) for 15-20 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and starting to char on each side. Transfer to a board and allow to cool before carefully slicing the kernels from the cobs with a knife (try to keep some of the corn in large pieces).

  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the sweetcorn, tomatoes, carrots and coriander with the dressing. Mix well to combine, then transfer to a serving platter and scatter with the roasted hazelnuts

Cook’s tip

Tamarind paste Use to add a delicious tanginess to curries and spicy sauces, or swirl through yogurt for an addictive dip.

Nutritional

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Energy

750kJ/ 179kcals

Fat

8.4g

Saturated Fat

0.7g

Carbohydrates

19g

Sugars

13g

Fibre

4.3g

Protein

4.5g

Salt

3.1g

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