Green Papaya Salad

Ingredients

• • 3 tbsp (45 ml) fish sauce
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) lime juice
  • 1 tbsp cane sugar or brown sugar
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 bird’s eye chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped, or more to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups (275 g) green papaya, julienned (about 1 papaya, 1 lb/450 g, peeled and seeded) (see note)
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 3/4 cup (105 g) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1/2 cup (75 g) roasted salted peanuts, chopped, plus more for serving
  • 1/4 cup (10 g) Thai basil leaves, torn, plus more for serving