Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna Recipe

Potato tapas recipes are an irresistible delight, especially during the summer. 

Among them, the Spanish potato salad with tuna stands out, with an amazing mix of refreshing ingredients that will captivate your palate.

Keep reading this article to learn everything you need about the Spanish salad with tuna and potatoes, with some extra tips for storing and serving.

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Background of the Dish

The Spanish potato salad with tuna transports us to the essence of Andalusian cuisine, blending two of its most beloved ingredients.

Whenever there’s seafood and potatoes combined, you can immediately identify it as a signature of southern Spain, since it is one of their most popular mixes.

While there isn’t an exact origin date for the potato and tuna salad, it gained popularity during the second half of the 20th century, alongside the famous Spanish octopus salad.

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Things You’ll Need for Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna

To prepare this Spanish potato salad with tuna you need potatoes, tuna, onion, and mayonnaise as the main ingredients.

Ingredients

• ½ iceberg lettuce
• 2 cans (400gr) Tuna
• 4 potatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 tablespoons Mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste

How to Make Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna – Step by Step Guide

1. To start with this Spanish potato salad recipe, wash and peel the potatoes, then cut them into medium-sized cubes.

2. Now fill a pot with water to cover the potato pieces, and when it boils start cooking them. It will take approximately 30 minutes or until they are slightly soft (pinch them with a knife to check). Drain and set them aside to cool.

3. After that, peel and chop the onion. Also, clean and chop the fresh parsley.

4. Then, drain the tuna and put it in a bowl with the mayonnaise, the onion, and the fresh chopped parsley. Mix it to form a tuna paste, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

5. When the potatoes are cold, mix them in a large bowl with the tuna paste, getting everything covered. Put the potato tuna salad in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes to an hour.

6. Lastly, to serve the Spanish salad, wash the lettuce and put a few leaves on a large plate or bowl, making a base for it. Place the rest of the potato salad with tuna on top and now you can serve it.

Substitution of Ingredients

If you want to make this potato tuna recipe but you don’t want to use all of these ingredients, then there are some changes that you can make.

For example, you can make this Spanish salad with other tubers, like cassava, sweet potatoes, etc.

If you don’t like the combination of potato with tuna, then you can make the Spanish tuna salad without potatoes and with lettuce as the main vegetable.

For a vegan version, you can use vegan mayonnaise, or simply a combination between olive oil and vinegar for the dressing, and remove the tuna (it would make it more similar to the classic Spanish potato salad recipes).

Lastly, suppose you aren’t the biggest fan of potato and tuna recipes. In that case, there are other seafood salads that you can try, like the ensalada de cangrejo or the ensalada de bacalao recipe.

And the Spanish potato salad with beets is another nutritious and delicious salad recipe from Spain.

Tips on Serving Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna

You can enjoy this potato and tuna salad at lunch or dinner, and it works as a main dish or as a side dish.

If you are planning on serving this salad as a main dish then keep in mind that you would have 3 portions with the ingredients listed here.

This Spanish potato salad with tuna works perfectly as a side dish, as it can go with other seafood main dishes.

Salads, in general, are amazing for parties, fancy dinners, or potlucks, and you can do that with this one.

For example, this Spanish potato salad with tuna goes well with fresher salads, like the Spanish tomato salad or the ensalada de pepino.

Similar salads that you must try are the Murcia salad and ensalada campera which have in composition tuna, potatoes, and tomatoes.

How to Store Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna

For storing this Spanish tuna potato salad, just place it in a covered bowl (with a lid, plastic wrap, or a clean plastic bag) or an airtight container and put it in the fridge for up to 3 days.

We don’t recommend freezing the Spanish potato salad with tuna, because both of the main ingredients get a weird texture if frozen.

Recipe Card: Spanish Potato Salad with Tuna

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