Puerto Rican Potato Salad: Best Ensalada De Papa Recipe in 8 Steps!
Sweeten up your parties with this Puerto Rican potato salad that is loaded with the goodness of potatoes, apples, and lots of other healthy stuff. It is creamy, velvety, and most important of all acing in the flavor department!
Ingredients
- 2 large Russet Potatoes peeled and cut into half-inch chunks
- Water required for boiling
- 1 large Honey Crisp Apple peeled and cut into half-inch chunks
- ½ medium Capsicum chopped
- 1 small Red Onion chopped
- 1 small Carrot chopped
- ½ tsp Oregano
- ½ tsp Red Chili Flakes
- Salt
- Black Pepper powder a pinch
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise
Instructions
- Take a chopping board, and finely chop the onions, capsicums, and carrots. Peel and cut the apples and potatoes into small half-inch chunks.
- Boil water in a pot, add salt, and add the potatoes. Lower the flame to medium, and keep the lid open. Cook them for 5-8 minutes, and if the fork is being inserted into the potatoes easily, then they are done.
- Sieve out the water from the potatoes, and let them rest at room temperature for 10-15 minutes.
- Then, in a bowl, add the potatoes, apples, carrots, capsicum, onions, oregano, red chili flakes, and vinegar, and mix well.
- Stir some mayonnaise in the salad till you get a smooth consistency, and add black pepper and salt.
- After that, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and store it in the fridge for 8 hours at least to settle the ingredients and let their flavors emerge.
- While serving, sprinkle on some chopped onion, capsicum, carrot, and cilantro to add an extra bit of freshness.
- Your Puerto Rican potato salad is ready.
Notes
- Make it vegan-friendly: If you want to make it completely plant-based use vegan mayo. The taste and the texture are both similar.
- Use different sauces: You can use a combination of different sauces like mustard sauce, harissa sauce, and so on to enhance its flavor.
- Make it in the night: I believe the ideal time to make this scrumptious salad is the night before you go to bed. That way you can leave the salad in the fridge overnight and eat it on the go.
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