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Vietnamese Green Papaya & Herb Salad

Name: Vietnamese Green Papaya & Herb Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 400 g green papaya, finely julienned; 1 carrot, julienned; 30 g Thai basil, mint and coriander leaves; 40 ml lime juice; 15 ml tamari; 10 ml toasted sesame oil; 30 g toasted sesame seeds and crushed peanuts

Enzyme-rich raw papaya, three herbs and a light lime dressing; very low glycemic.

20 min 4 servings 41 kcal per serving

Ingredients

400 ggreen papaya, finely julienned
1carrot, julienned
30 gThai basil, mint and coriander leaves
40 mllime juice
15 mltamari
10 mltoasted sesame oil
30 gtoasted sesame seeds and crushed peanuts

Method

01
Soak the julienned papaya and carrot in iced water for 10 minutes so they curl and crisp.
02
Whisk lime juice, tamari and sesame oil into a bright, balanced dressing.
03
Drain the vegetables thoroughly and spin or pat completely dry.
04
Toss with the dressing and two thirds of the herbs, lifting rather than stirring.
05
Pile high in a chilled bowl, then scatter the remaining herbs, sesame and peanuts.

Why this dish works

Vietnamese Green Papaya & Herb Salad is built for 4 servings and lands at roughly 41 kcal per plate, with 6g protein, 19g carbohydrate and 7g fat across the recipe. It comes together in about 20 minutes using 7 whole-food ingredients — led by green papaya, finely julienned, carrot, julienned, thai basil, mint and coriander leaves — so nothing here relies on packaged sauces, refined sugar or ultra-processed shortcuts. That balance is what keeps it a realistic weeknight option rather than a weekend project.

The entry sits inside our collection and carries the Plant-Based, Gluten-Free, Low-Glycemic, Anti-Inflammatory tags, so it slots straight into the Smart Recipe Finder when you filter by dietary focus or allergens. Scale the portions in the recipe drawer and the ingredient quantities and macros recalculate together; sync it to your shopping list and the pantry tracker subtracts what you already own before the list is generated.

Cooking and storing it well

Read the method through once before you start — the 5 steps are written in the order a working kitchen would run them, with prep that can overlap grouped together. Hands-free cook mode reads each step aloud and runs the timers, so your phone can stay on the counter. Season at the end rather than the beginning: salt, acid and good olive oil do more for the finished plate when they are adjusted against the cooked dish. Leftovers keep well chilled for two to three days in a sealed container; bring anything dressed or herb-heavy back to room temperature before serving so the aromatics come forward again.

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