🇵🇪 Peru recipe
Causa Limeña
Causa Limeña is an elegant Peruvian potato dish that showcases the country's incredible biodiversity of potatoes. Silky mashed yellow potatoes are seasoned with aji amarillo paste and lime juice to create a vibrant golden dough, which is layered with a filling of seasoned chicken or tuna salad and sliced avocado. The dish is assembled in a mold, chilled, and served cold as a stunning appetizer. Its origins date back to pre-Hispanic Peru, and the name is said to derive from the Quechua word 'kausay' meaning sustenance or life. Causa is a testament to how a humble potato can be transformed into something truly sophisticated.
Prep40 mins
Cook25 mins
Serves6
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 1 kg yellow potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 3 tablespoons aji amarillo paste
- 80 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
- 80 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 300 g cooked chicken breast, finely shredded
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 ripe avocado, thinly sliced
- 1 small red onion, very finely diced
- 15 g fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Salt and white pepper to taste
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced for garnish
- 12 Botija olives for garnish
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 340
- Protein
- 14 g
- Carbs
- 36 g
- Fat
- 16 g
