Spanish Potato Salad Recipe for the Popular Spanish Tapas Dish Ensaladilla Rusa
Spanish Potato Salad Recipe for Ensaladilla RusaThis Spanish potato salad recipe makes ensaladilla Rusa or ensalada Rusa, one of the popular popular Spanish tapas bar dishes. Ensalada means salad in Spanish and is an appetiser size called raciones, while ensaladilla means little salad and is a proper tapas snack size. In Spain, this creamy potato salad is typically served with crunchy mini breadsticks called picos.
Servings: 2
Calories: 397kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g potatoes
- 100 g carrots peeled and diced
- 2 hard-boiled eggs peeled and chopped
- 50 g peas
- 50 g green beans chopped
- 60 g canned tuna
- 5 green olives de-stoned and finely chopped
- 1 tsp small capers in brine
- 1 tsp pickled onions finely diced
- 70 ml creamy mayonnaise
- 1 tsp sea salt or to taste
- 1 tsp white pepper or to taste
Instructions
- In a pot of cold water over high heat, boil the potatoes in their skins until just cooked, drain, then set aside to cool.
- In a separate pot of water over high heat, boil the diced carrots until just cooked, drain, and place in a salad bowl.
- While the potatoes and carrots are boiling, hard-boil an egg, then transfer it to a bowl of cold water.
- To blanch the peas and green beans, bring a small pot of water to the boil and once it’s rapidly boiling, drop the peas and beans into the pot for 1 ½ minutes until just cooked. Use a fine mesh strainer or colander to quickly drain them, then transfer them to a bowl of iced water.
- Peel and dice the potatoes and add those to the bowl; drain the peas and beans, dry them, and add those; drain the tuna and toss that in also, as well as the chopped olives, briny capers and pickled onions.
- Peel and chop the egg, and fold that in with the mayonnaise, add salt and white pepper, and gently combine everything. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed, then serve immediately or refrigerate until you’re ready to eat.
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 211mg | Sodium: 1739mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 9056IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 2mg