Two Easy Peruvian Recipes for Mother's Day

Causa Rellena (From the quechua word kausay which means sustenance of life)

Peru is home of the potato. This recipe uses yellow potato, smaller than a regular white potato, the yellow potato is unique from Peru but you can use a small and soft potato. Ohio potatoes, Yukon gold, are good for this dish.

Ingredients:

Mashed potatoes (boil the potato taters and press them until it forms a dough don't add milk, butter or anything else )

Limes or key lime juice

Aji amarillo (a Peruvian spicy yellow pepper) or replace it with a bit of any tasty hot pepper.

Olive oil

Tuna

Mayonnaise

Avocado

Olives

1 Boiled Egg

Salt & Pepper

First, add to the potato dough some lime juice, a bit of the spicy pepper, bit of salt and pepper and olive oil. Mix and knead until smooth but very consistent. Keep in mind that the dough just has to have a bit of spicy flavor, should not be hot.

Oil a round cake pan and spread half of the potato mixture. In another bowl, mix the tuna with a bit more of lime juice, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Spread this mixture on top of the potato already on the pan, add with some slices of avocado and top with the other half of the potato dough.

Decorate with olives, slices of boiled eggs and a bit of parsley. Serve cold.

Try it with different fillings, chicken or crab are excellent options!

Triple Sandwiches (ovo-vegetarian)

In Peru you will find these sandwiches in any respectable gathering. They are really easy to make, nutritious and delicious!

Ingredients for 1 sandwich:

3 slices of bread (any bread is OK)

Slices of avocado

Slices of tomatoes

Slices of boiled eggs

Garlic Mayonnaise (just mix a little garlic in any mayonnaise)

Lime juice

Salt

Spread garlic mayonnaise on the 3 slices of bread, top the first slice with slices of tomatoes and slices of boiled egg, add a bit of salt and cover with the second slice of bread (mayonnaise side up) add to the second level the slices of avocado, squeeze a little lime and sprinkle a little salt and top with the last slice of bread (mayonnaise side down) Cut diagonally and serve!

Gigi Pedraza

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