Salad, a vegetable salad with mayonnaise

Ensaladilla, vegetable salad with mayonnaise

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A classic Spanish salad: diced potatoes, carrots, green peas, and green beans, mixed with a homemade mayonnaise made with olive oil.

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Apples, carrots, green peas, and green beans form the base of this cold salad, which is complemented by homemade mayonnaise.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodCooked in water and made with a blender for the mayonnaise.
  • Estimated cost$3.87 $0.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.39
  • $0.34
  • $0.21
  • $0.77
  • $0.23
  • $0.40
  • $0.42
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel and chop all the ingredients into small, evenly sized dice, regardless of the vegetable. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook each ingredient separately:
  3. steamed green beans;
  4. cooked green peas ≈ 3 min
  5. the cooked carrots; ≈ 3 min
  6. the cooked potato; ≈ 3 min
  7. Onion, either raw or sautéed, to your preference. ≈ 3 min
  8. For the mayonnaise, place an egg in the container of a blender, along with half a cup of olive oil or sunflower oil, and a splash of lemon juice. Blend until the mayonnaise thickens. ≈ 4 min
  9. Combine all the vegetables with the mayonnaise, to taste. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Ensaladilla, vegetable salad with mayonnaise

  • 200 g of green beans$1.39
  • One medium-sized potato$0.34
  • 1 onion (optional)$0.21
  • 2 carrots$0.77
  • 100 g of fresh green peas$0.23
  • 1 egg (for the mayonnaise)$0.40
  • 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil (approximately 10 cl)$0.42
  • a drop of lemon juice$0.11

Total$3.87

that's $0.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of green beans
  • One medium-sized potato
  • 1 onion (optional)
  • 2 carrots
  • 100 g of fresh green peas
  • 1 egg (for the mayonnaise)
  • 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil or sunflower oil (approximately 10 cl)
  • a drop of lemon juice
  • olive (optional)

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