Green Papaya Salad | Som Tam

Ingredients

• 4-6 cloves garlic (, peeled and quartered)
• 4 Thai bird chili peppers ((or more, to taste))
• 1/3 cup palm sugar (, cut into small chunks - OR -)
• sugar
• 1/2 cup peanuts
• 1/2 lb green beans (, cut into 1" pieces)
• 1 1/2 tsp tamarind paste
• 1/3 cup fish sauce
• 1/3 cup lime juice ((about 2 limes))
• 1 lb green papaya (, shredded)
• cherry tomatoes
• 3 Tbsp dried shrimp
• fresh cilantro (, torn)
• Thai bird chili peppers
• 1 lime (, sliced)