Causa Rellena

Name: Causa Rellena
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: 1kg yellow potatoes, boiled and mashed; 3 tbsp aji amarillo paste; juice of 2 limes; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 300g tinned tuna; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 avocados, sliced

Peru

Causa dates to the Inca period. The name comes from the Quechua word kawsay meaning life.

Peru's elegant cold potato terrine — layers of yellow potato mashed with aji amarillo and lime, filled with tuna salad and avocado.

Prep

30 mins

Cook

20 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

405 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

1kgyellow potatoes, boiled and mashed

3 tbspaji amarillo paste

juice of 2limes

4 tbspvegetable oil

300gtinned tuna

4 tbspmayonnaise

2avocados, sliced

Method

Mix warm mashed potato with aji amarillo, lime and oil. Season. Cool.

Mix tuna with mayonnaise, salt and pepper.

Line tin with cling film. Press half the potato as base.

Layer avocado then tuna.

Press remaining potato on top. Refrigerate 1 hour.

Unmould and slice. Serve cold.

Chef's Tip

Season the potato mixture very assertively — it tastes bland when cold if under-seasoned.

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