So excited to see green beans because I’ve been wanting to share a no-cook recipe we ran back in July on Lao salads. The source was Ilene Rouamvongsor and you may have met her at one of the Community Farmers Markets where she occasionally does chef demos and shares recipes. I’m giving you a much abridged version of her Thum Mak Tua which is a salad traditionally made with long beans, pounded with peppers, garlic, sugar and shrimp paste and then dressed with two kinds of fish sauce. Ilene would not be pleased with my truncated version (sorry!) but this is a version I can make with just things that are always in my pantry. And it’s delicious.
(2023) Thum Mak Tua (Long Bean Salad)
