Thai Green Papaya Salad

Ingredients

5 tablespoons lime juice, fresh
3 tablespoons (packed) palm sugar, or golden brown sugar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons shrimp, chopped, dried,
4 garlic cloves, minced,
3 Chinese long beans, halved crosswise or 15 green beans
1 1 1/2- to 13/4- pound green papaya, peeled, halved, seeded
10 large cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup cilantro, fresh, chopped
2 green onions, sliced, very thinly
1 red Thai chile with seeds, sliced, fresh, thinly
2 tablespoons salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
Special equipment: Julienne peeler, or box grater

Directions

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl.
Set dressing aside.
Cook beans in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
Rinse under cold water.
Cut into 2-inch pieces.
Using julienne peeler, peel enough papaya to measure 6 cups.
Place in large bowl.
Add tomatoes, cilantro, green onions, chile, and green beans.
Pour dressing over; toss.
Sprinkle peanuts over and serve.
Palm sugar, fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc nam), dried shrimp, Chinese long beans, green papaya, and Thai chiles can all be found at Asian markets.