Tapas - Russian Salad (Ensaladilla Rusa) Recipe
Flavors of Spain
Total time: 15 to 30 minutes
Prep. time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
For 4 servings
- 4 medium potatoes
- 2 carrots
- 100 g / 3.5 oz fresh or frozen peas
- 2 boiled eggs
- 2 small roasted peppers, chopped into small pieces
- tuna preserved in olive oil
- pinch of salt
Mayonnaise
- 1 egg
- 10 ml white wine vinegar
- 300 ml / 1 1/3 cup sunflower or olive oil
- pinch of salt
Garnish
- Pitted green olives
- Strips of roasted red pepper.
Method
- Peel the potatoes and carrots. Boil them in salted water. When tender, drain and cut into cubes.
- Boil the peas and the eggs - count 10 minutes starting at the first boil. Drain and shell.
- Mix the potatoes, carrots, peas, eggs, peppers and tuna in a large bowl.
Making the mayonnaise and finishing
- Put the whole egg, vinegar and salt into a liquidizer or food processor. Turn on the machine and then slowly add the oil through the hole in the lid until you have a thick emulsion.
- Stir the salad carefully and mix in as much of the mayonnaise as you like. Either serve at once or keep the salad in the fridge for later use.
Presentation
- Put them on little plates or spoons and decorate with some pitted green olives and strips of roasted red Pepper.
Sommelier
This classic Spanish tapa marries well with a white from the small DO Alella (Catalonia), with the typical floral touches of the local variety, Pansa Blanca.
More recipe ideas
..........
Photo by Javier Peñas / ICEX. Collaboration : Instituto Español de Comercio Exterior
©Copyright MSCOMM 1996 – 2024. Michèle Serre, Éditeur
-
Recipes
-
Products
-
Entertaining
-
Chefs
-
Hints & Tips
-
Glossaries