Papas a la Huancaina
Shake up your potato salad game with Papas a la Huancaina, a Peruvian potato salad with a flavorful cheese sauce that can be made with ingredients from any grocery store.
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 pounds yellow potatoes (about 4 medium potatoes)
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 garlic clove roughly chopped
- 8 ounces queso fresco roughly crumbled
- ½ cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- ½ habañero pepper seeded and roughly chopped
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ head iceberg lettuce
- 2 hard-boiled eggs peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup pitted black olives halved
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Place potatoes in saucepan and cover with cold salted water by two inches; heat to boiling. Cook 15 to 20 minutes or until potatoes are just tender. Drain; cool slightly.
- In blender or food processor, blend lime juice, garlic, queso fresco, evaporated milk, oil, habanero and salt until smooth.
- Arrange lettuce leaves on large serving platter. Peel potatoes and cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices and arrange over lettuce.
- Drizzle sauce over potatoes; garnish with eggs, olives and chives.
Calories: 236kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 71mg, Sodium: 392mg, Potassium: 519mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 529IU, Vitamin C: 21mg, Calcium: 230mg, Iron: 1mg
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