Ensaladilla rusa

serves: 6
Prep: 20
Cook: 20
Ingredients
  • 3-4 ripe red peppers, baked (or pimento de piquillo / pimiento aside)
  • 600g potatoes, cut into 3cm cubes
  • 2-3 medium size carrots cut small
  • peas
  • 3-4 eggs
  • 2 small tins of tuna in olive oil
  • handful of olives
  • olive oil, lemon juice and 2 eggs for mayonnaise
  • a little salt
  • Oil and salt 3-4 ripe red peppers. Place in hot oven 200 degrees C for 25-30 minutes. Turn over and 15 minutes more. Leave to cool and remove skin and seeds.
  • boil 600g potatoes (10-15 minutes), carrots (4-5 minutes), peas (2-3 minutes) and 3-4 eggs (hard boiled) and 2 small tins of tuna in olive oil
  • Allow to cool and dice the cooked vegetables, 2 of the eggs, olives and 2 peppers

Make the mayonnaise

  • 1 egg (room temperature)
  • lemon juice (1 tbsp)
  • keeping the blender on at the bottom of the jug, whisk and pour in the oil little by little
  • blender can be moved up and down at the end to reach the right consistency

Mix together

  • Mix the vegetables and mayonnaise and place in a wet bowl for giving a moulded shape
  • Set strips of red pepper on top and grate egg. Place in the fridge for an hour until 15-20 minutes before serving

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