Solterito | Corn Salad

Name: How to cook Solterito | Corn Salad - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

andeanrecipes

Solterito | Corn Salad

This is very popular dish of the Peruvian cuisine. Originally from Arequipa, a gorgeous city surrounded by mountains in southern Peru. Solterito is a vegetable salad that is served cold. It is a great appetizer for summer, however Latin American people eat it in every season. The main elements of this dish are corn kernel (choclo), white cheese, lima beans, and broad beans. These are essential ingredients in the Peruvian gastronomy that grow well in Peru. An interesting fun fact is that the wors "solterito" means "single". For more delicious and healthy recipes, please visit andeanrecipes.com/recipes

Ingredient

Food ration :

5 servings

Cooking time :

25 mins

1 cup

"choclo" (yellow or white corn), threshed

1 cup

broad beans

1 cup

lima beans

1 cup

tomatoes, diced

1/2 cup

red onion, chopped

1 pound

"queso fresco" (white cheese), diced

1/2 cup

black or green olives, sliced crosswise

1/3 cup

parsley, chopped

2 teaspoons

"aji limo" (lime chilli), minced w/o seeds or veins

5 teaspoons

olive oil

3 teaspoons

red vinegar

lettuce leaves

to taste

Salt and pepper

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Place the corn kernels, broad beans, and lima beans in a pot with salted water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat for about 10mins. or until beans are just tender. Drain them and let them rest.

* Step 2

Gently mix all the ingredients in a bowl (corn kernels, broad beans, lima beans, tomatoes, red onion, white cheese, black olives, parsley lime chilli, olive oil, red vinegar, salt and pepper).