Spicy Vegetable Salad
Light vegetable salad with creamy tuna sauce and eggs: a Russian-origin recipe that is now familiar to every child in Spain.
Ingredients
- 1 kg waxy potatoes
- Salt
- 4 eggs
- 0.5 lemon
- 185 g canned tuna in own juice
- 40 g capers
- 300 g Yogurt (0.3% fat)
- 150 g Sour cream
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Pepper
- 500 g carrots
- 200 g frozen peas
- 150 g green beans
- 1 large red onion
Instructions
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1.
Wash the potatoes thoroughly, cook with skins in salted water for 20-30 minutes depending on size. Drain, rinse under cold water and let cool slightly before peeling completely.
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2.
Place eggs in boiling water and hard boil for 8-9 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and set aside.
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3.
Squeeze lemon juice. Drain tuna and capers. Combine with lemon juice, yogurt, sour cream, and olive oil in a tall bowl. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, then refrigerate.
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4.
Wash, trim, and dice carrots finely; cook in boiling salted water for 5-6 minutes. Add peas after 3 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and let drain well.
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5.
Wash and trim green beans; boil in salted water for 8 minutes. Drain, rinse under cold water and let drain well.
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6.
Peel the onion and chop very finely. Bring vinegar with double the amount of water to a boil; cook onion for 1 minute. Drain, rinse under cold water and let drain well.
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7.
Cut cooled potatoes into roughly 1 cm cubes.
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8.
Combine all prepared vegetables with the sauce. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Peel eggs, halve or quarter them, and use as garnish before serving.