Weight Watchers Diet - Som Tam Thai Salad

 
Som Tam ( Green Papaya Salad) Thai Salad
Recipe

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What makes Som Tam Thai Salad a perfect Weight Watchers Diet?

A healthy & delicious salad is really a bliss if you are on a healthy diet regime or also a perfect filler between your regular meals. Som tam thai salad is one such delicious, crunchy & satisfactory salad which gives some extra swings to your taste buds and makes you feel fuller so it helps to stop sinful indulgence hence keep your weight in check.

Som tam thai salad is mainly hailed from Thailand also quite famous in northeastern Asia. It is an extremely colorful,  easy to make, flavourful  & nutrient-packed salad made out of  raw papaya along with shredded veggies  dipped in  nice & mellow dressing which  combines all basic taste ie sweet, savory, spicy & sour with the addition of yummilicious crunches of peanuts 

This bright and spicy Thai papaya salad packs a flavorful punch and makes anything you serve it with a sing. Papaya is an amazing source of vitamins C, B, folate, flavonoids, potassium, magnesium, and carotenes. It also bolsters your digestion with special enzymes and supplies healthy find. 

Som Tam Thai Salad  - Green Papaya Salad

Som Tam Thai Salad Ingredients:

• 1/2 raw papaya
• 1 fresh carrot
• 3-4 french beans
• 1/4 large capsicum
• few strings of beans shoots
• 4-5 cherry tomatoes or diced tomatoes
• few strings of spring onion green part
• a handful of roasted peanuts
• 1 tablespoon of soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon of lime juice
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 2-4 red chilies
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar /honey /palm sugar
• few iceberg lettuces for garnishing
• salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon tamarind pulp

Preparation Process for Som Tam Thai Salad : 

Step 1: The first and foremost step is to cut all vegetables in julienne so that all these veggies will look like noodles, since its most hefty part of the dish, we can take a help of a good julienne cutter or peeler.

Step 2: After all vegetables are ready take a large bowl place veggies in it, squeeze lemon juice, soya sauce, olive oil, palm sugar/honey/brown sugar, tamarind pulp & mix properly. 

Step 3: Now in a bowl muddle garlic cloves, red chilies, and few tomatoes.

Step 4: Transfer this paste into a large bowl. sprinkle salt according to taste, be careful as soya sauce already contain salt.

Step 5: Now mash lightly all of these together & leave it for about 5 mins so that the juices of all the veggies will come out nicely.

Step 6: Finally topped the salad with loads of crushed crunchy peanuts  & serve on fresh iceberg lettuce leaves.

enjoy your healthy treat....!!!!

Benefits of  Som Tom ( Green Papaya) Thai Salad :

If you frequently eat green salads, you'll likely have higher levels of powerful antioxidants (vitamin C and E, folic acid, lycopene, and alpha- and beta-carotene,) especially if your salad includes some raw vegetables. Weight loss is an obvious benefit however apart from that there are antioxidants which help protect the body from damage caused by harmful molecules called free radicals, its beneficial to repair your torn muscles, brighten your skin, and give you all essential nutrients .... a healthy bowl of salad is a must-have in your meal...!!!

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