Potato Salad

Chilean Style Potato Salad.

For 4 portions.

Ingredients

4 medium potatoes
1/4 onion
1/2 cup of fresh cilantro
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/4 of a small lemon
mayonnaise to taste
salt to taste
water


Preparation

Wash the potatoes and without peeling them set them in a pot with enough water to cover them with a little of salt.
When the water starts boiling, leave it 20 to 30 minutes aprox to cook them until they are soft.
After they are ready, remove the potatoes and let them cool.
Peel the potatoes once they are cool enough to handle. Cut them in squares.
Peel and chop the onion in small squares.
Put the onion in warm water with a little salt for 15 minutes.
Then drain the onion and squash it a little under warm water.
Tear off the leaves of the cilantro and cut them just a little.
Mix onion, cilantro, olive oil, lemon juice, mayonnaise and salt to the potatoes.

With a knife you can verify when the potatoes are cooked. If the knife passes through easily when you stick your knife in, it is cooked.
You can also eat this potato salad without peeling the potatoes. It is just a matter of taste.
You can add cooked carrot cut in little squares.

Chilean Salad

Traditional Chilean Salad.

For 4 portions.

Ingredients

2 tomatoes
1/2 onion
1/4 cup of fresh cilantro
2 tablespoon of olive oil
salt to taste


Preparation

Wash, peel and cut the tomatoes length-wise.
Peel and cut the onion in juliane (long and very thin cuts)
Set the onion in warm water with salt for 15 minutes.
Then drain the onion and squeeze it a little under warm water.
Mix the tomatoe with the onion.
Add olive oil, salt and a little chopped cilantro.

You can add a little of green chili and black pepper.

How to Cook Green Beans

Green Beans are very typical in Chile. They are very tasty and healthy. You can use them as an entree, salad or in a main course.

For 2 portions.

Ingredients

1 pound (1/2 kg) of green beans
2 liters of water
salt to taste


Preparation

Wash the green beans and cut off the ends.
In a pot, boil the water.
Then add the green beans to cook with a little of salt.
Let it cook without the lid during 10 minutes or until the green beans are soft.

You can cut the green beans however you like, before letting them cook.

The green beans are know in Spanish-speaking countries as:

Porotos Verdes
Judías Verdes
Habichuelas
Alubias verdes
Vainas
Ejotes
Chauchas
Bajocas
Vainitas
Vainicas

Celery with Avocado Salad

Ensalada Apio Palta

For 2 portions.

Ingredients

1 medium size avocado 
3 celery stalks
1 egg
1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon of olive oil
salt
 

Preparation

Wash, boil, and cut up the egg.
Wash, peel the celery (remove the string), and cut into small pieces.
Peel and pit the avocado. Cut into small pieces.
Dress the salad with olive oil, lemon and salt.

Instead of adding egg to this salad, you can add chopped nuts or red peppers. But I prefer eggs.

Here is Ensalada Apio Palta, the recipe in Spanish.