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Causa Limeña

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A delicious and colorful appetizer made with boiled potatoes, avocado, and steamed onions.

Causa Limeña

📷 franzconde — CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

⏱️ 30 min prep + 10 min cottura · 4 porzioni · facile

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Ingredients

  • 4 potatoes
  • 2 avocados
  • 100g onions
  • 500g coconut cream
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 white onion
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 small white onion

Method

  1. Boil the potatoes until tender, then drain and dry them.
  2. Slice the onions thinly and steam them.
  3. Mash the potatoes with coconut cream, lemon juice, olive oil, and salt to taste.
  4. Slice the avocados and place them in a serving dish.
  5. Spread the potato puree over the avocado slices.
  6. Place the steamed onion slices over the potato puree.
  7. Finally, add small slices of red and white onion on top of the steamed onions.
  8. Serve immediately for the best taste.

The story

Causa Limeña is a traditional Peruvian dish with roots in pre-Columbian times, originally served as a sign of respect and celebration.

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