In my research on pasteles, I wondered what the classical sides were that complemented those wonderful “tamales”. A Puerto Rican potato salad is often mentioned. This is my iteration of that delicious salad, which does not need to just be served with pasteles!
Ensalada de Papa – Puerto Rican Potato Salad
This delicious potato salad can be used with pasteles, or taken on a pic nic, or tailgate party.
Ingredients
Potatoes
- 1 ¼ pound Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes (or a mixture)
Eggs
- 2 Large eggs
Salad and Dressing
- ½ – 1 Gala Apple
- 2 tsp Apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup Red onion diced
- ¼ cup Red bell pepper diced
- ⅛ cup Cilantro chopped
- ⅛ cup Roasted red pepper diced
- ¼ cup Homemade sofrito
- 8+ Manzanilla olives slided in thirds
- 1 ¼ cups Organic mayonaise
- 1 TBSP Dijon Mustard (with or without seeds)
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Adobo Seasoning
- ½ tsp Sweet paprika
- ½ tsp Mexican Oregano
- ½ – 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Potatoes
- Peel the potatoes and cut at least into 1/8ths. Fill a pot with salted water, add the potatoes and simmer until soft enough for a knife edge to enter.
- When the potatoes are soft, pour them out into a strainer and set aside.
Eggs
- Place the eggs in a 3 quart pot and cover them with water. Bring the water to a rolling boil, then turn off the heat. Let the eggs sit in the hot water covered for 15 minutes.
- Remove from the hot water and place in an ice bath. Set aside.
Salad and Dressing
- In a bowl add the apples and apple cider vinegar and toss.
- Then add the red onions, bell pepper, cilantro, roasted pepper, sofrito, and olives. Mix this well.
- Add the mayonaise, mustard, adobo, garlic powder, paprika, oregano, and black pepper. Mix the salad well. It will be a bit wet, but the potatoes will absord this and yield a nice potato salad consistency.
- Refrigerate and serve cold.
- You can add more olive slices if you wish, since I love olives, I do this for this salad. They can be sprinkled on top when served.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Notes:
- I love Yukon Gold potatoes and find that when mixed with Russets in this recipe it makes a much better salad.
- You can use other apples, but I love Gala’s. They are my “go to” unless the recipe suggestion makes sense.
- This is not a “spicy” dish, but it is very savory. You can add spice, for example a chopped jalapeno, however, I don’t think it needs this addition. Do so if you wish.
