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Ensalada Rusa

Name: Ensalada Rusa
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Uruguay
Ingredients: 4 Potato; 2 Carrot; 100g Green peas; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 6 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 6 Green olives

Side Dish

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Potatoes, carrots, and peas dressed with mayonnaise — the potato salad essential at Uruguayan celebrations.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Ensalada rusa means 'Russian salad,' a potato salad said to originate from Russia's Olivier salad. In Uruguay it's essential on celebration tables at Christmas, New Year, and birthdays, and a standard side for asado (barbecue). It's decorated with boiled eggs and olives.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a midsummer Southern Hemisphere Christmas, meat grills in a Uruguayan backyard as a big bowl of potato salad sits on the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Potato 4
Carrot 2
Green peas 100g
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Mayonnaise 6 tbsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Green olives 6

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the potatoes and carrots into 1cm cubes and boil in salted water until tender.
Boil the peas too.
Cool and drain well.
Dress with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Spoon into a bowl.
Decorate with boiled eggs and olives.

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