Nationwide · Spain
Ensaladilla Rusa
Ensaladilla rusa is the Spanish potato salad found on every tapas counter: potatoes, carrots, peas and tuna bound in mayonnaise, often crowned with a white anchovy. Creamy, cool, and a benchmark of a bar’s everyday cooking.
Approximate, per 1 tapa bowl (~200g). Values vary by recipe and portion.
Where it comes from
A cold salad of boiled potato, carrot, peas and tuna bound in mayonnaise, adapted from the 19th-century Russian 'Olivier' salad. It arrived in Spain and became so thoroughly naturalised that it is now one of the most ubiquitous tapas in the country. Nearly every bar serves its own version, often crowned with olives, egg or roasted peppers.
Where to eat Ensaladilla Rusa
0 restaurants worldwide serve it.
Cook it yourself
- Ensaladilla Rusa
The Spanish potato salad on every tapas counter binds tender potato, carrot, peas and tuna in a cool, rich mayonnaise. Made well, with a lightly homemade mayo and properly seasoned potatoes, it is far more than the sum of its humble parts.