Ensaladilla Rusa - Spanish potato salad

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    25 mins

  • Servings

    2 or

  • Calories

    479 kcal

  • Course

    Side Dish

  • Cuisine

    Spanish

Ensaladilla Rusa - Spanish potato salad

This Spanish version of potato salad is a classic in tapas bars. Easy, pasty and perfect for so many occasions.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 12 oz potatoes recommend waxy, or everyday, not floury
  • 4 oz carrots
  • ½ cup peas (fresh or frozen)
  • ¼ red onion (¼ onion giving approx ⅓ cup)
  • 5 oz canned tuna (5oz is 1 small can/tin), good quality, ideally in oil
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise homemade if possible, or at least good quality
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper approx, to taste
  • ½ teaspoon red wine vinegar optional
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Instructions

  1. Cut the potatoes in half and place them in a pot with plenty of cold water and a little salt. Bring to a boil and cook until just cooked through (you want them on the firm side rather than overcooked), around 10 - 15 minutes though timing will depend on size of chunks. Drain and allow to cool.
  2. While potatoes are cooking, peel and cut the carrot into chunks. Steam or boil until cooked through, around 8 - 10 minutes (depending on size of pieces). If using fresh peas, add them either in with carrots if boiling, or in water under steamer if steaming, around 5 - 6 minutes before end of cooking. If using frozen, add them around 2 - 3 minutes before the end. In both cases, you want them just cooked.
  3. Drain the carrots and peas and set aside. Cut the carrots into a small dice (if you prefer, you can dice before cooking but I find it easier to cut after so less small pieces to cook, though they will cook a bit faster if cut first).
  4. Finely dice the red onion and drain the tuna. Peel and chop the cooled potato into a medium-small dice.
  5. Combine the potato, carrot, peas, tuna and onion in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise and oil. Add some ground black pepper and a little vinegar, if using. Mix everything together so well combined, but gently (try to fold together) so that you don't break up the potatoes too much. Serve at room temperature or chilled (if not using straight away, store in the fridge, but make sure it is well covered).

Notes

  • You can use a range of potatoes for this, but a more waxy variety, or an everyday variety like yellow will be better than a floury variety so that it is less likely to break up when you mix. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 479kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 42g (14%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Polyunsaturated Fat 13g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 0.1g Cholesterol 37mg (12%) Sodium 388mg (16%) Potassium 1142mg (33%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 9817IU (196%) Vitamin C 53mg (59%) Calcium 68mg (7%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2or

Amount Per Serving

Calories 479 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 479kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 42g 14%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Polyunsaturated Fat 13g 76%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.1g 5%
Cholesterol 37mg 12%
Sodium 388mg 16%
Potassium 1142mg 24%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 9817IU 196%
Vitamin C 53mg 59%
Calcium 68mg 7%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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