Spanish · salad

Ensalada Rusa

Name: Ensalada Rusa
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 1 lb potatoes, diced and boiled; 2 carrots, diced and boiled; 2 cans (5 oz each) tuna in oil, drained; 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 1 cup green peas, cooked; 4 cornichons, diced; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; salt to taste; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 2 roasted red peppers (to garnish)

Ensalada Rusa reads sweetness 4.2, umami 4.0 and richness 4.0 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Spanish salad, about 40 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 4.6 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 4.9 / 10
Sour & Bright — 1.9 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.9 / 10
Rich & Fat — 4.1 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 2.1 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sweetness 4.2 · Umami 4.0 · Richness 4.0 · Marine & Briny 3.4 · Salinity 3.4 · Fruity 2.1 · Herbaceous 1.9 · Earthy 1.8 · Sourness 1.6 · Warm Spice 1.2 · Bitterness 1.1 · Citrus 1.1 · Heat 0.7 · Floral 0.7 · Nutty 0.6

What's in it (10)

1 lb potatoes, diced and boiled
2 carrots, diced and boiled
2 cans (5 oz each) tuna in oil, drained
2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 cup green peas, cooked
4 cornichons, diced
3/4 cup mayonnaise
salt to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 roasted red peppers (to garnish)

Time & effort: about 40 min (25 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 119.2 kcal, 5.8 g protein, 5.4 g fat, 11.8 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood · Contains egg — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Boil and dice potatoes and carrots until tender, then cool completely.
Fold together with peas, pickles, flaked tuna, and chopped egg, binding generously with mayonnaise; season well.
Mound on a dish, coat the outside with more mayonnaise, and decorate with strips of roasted peppers.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.