Russian (Latin American) potato salad: Ensalada rusa
Ensalada rusa is a classic potato salad served throughout Latin America, made with potatoes, carrots, peas, apples, celery, onion, and mayonnaise.
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- 3 ½ lbs russet potatoes about 4 large potatoes, peeled, boiled and diced
- 1 lb carrots about 6-7 medium size carrots, peeled, boiled and diced
- 8 oz peas/corn about 1 cup, boiled for less than 3 minutes
- 6 celery stalks finely diced, about 1 cup
- 1- 2 apples peeled and diced
- 1 cup diced white onion about ½ onion
- Lime juice from 1-2 limes
- 1 small garlic clove crushed
- 1 cup homemade mayonnaise
- 1 tbs finely chopped cilantro parsley or dill- optional
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix all of the ingredients together, chill until ready to serve.
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Notes
Other ingredients you can add (or use to replace some of the ones listed above) include green beans, beets, shredded cooked chicken, pieces of ham, hard boiled eggs, pickles, etc.