Name: Peruvian Tuna Causa
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 1 kg yellow potatoes; 90 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (6 tablespoons); 80 g ají amarillo paste (⅓ cup); 60 ml vegetable oil (¼ cup); 8 g salt (1½ teaspoons); 300 g canned tuna, drained (2 large cans); 180 g mayonnaise (¾ cup); 100 g red onion, finely chopped (¾ medium onion); 120 g cooked carrot, cut into small cubes (1 medium carrot); 100 g cooked peas (¾ cup); 200 g ripe avocado, thinly sliced (1 large avocado); 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced; 8 black olives; 6 washed lettuce leaves

Description

Traditional Peruvian dish of layers of potato and tuna, structured for home cooking and with precise quantities.

Ingredients

Scale

1 kg yellow potatoes
90 ml freshly squeezed lime juice (6 tablespoons)
80 g ají amarillo paste (⅓ cup)
60 ml vegetable oil (¼ cup)
8 g salt (1½ teaspoons)
300 g canned tuna, drained (2 large cans)
180 g mayonnaise (¾ cup)
100 g red onion, finely chopped (¾ medium onion)
120 g cooked carrot, cut into small cubes (1 medium carrot)
100 g cooked peas (¾ cup)
200 g ripe avocado, thinly sliced (1 large avocado)
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
8 black olives
6 washed lettuce leaves