Salads & starters
Kewa tsoem (potato salad)
Kewa tsoem is a salad of boiled potatoes dressed with onion, coriander and chili. It is eaten lukewarm or cold, with a fresh, tangy and slightly spicy taste. It is a simple and popular side dish in Bhutanese meals.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
201 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 26.7 g
- of which sugars
- 3 g
- Fat
- 7.4 g
- of which saturated fat
- 0.9 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Cook the whole potatoes in salted boiling water for 20 to 25 minutes, until a knife blade slides through them easily.
- Drain them, peel them while still warm and cut them into cubes.
- Finely slice the red onion and the chilies, removing the seeds if you want less heat.
- Finely chop the coriander.
- In a salad bowl, mix the potatoes, onion, chilies and coriander.
- Season with the juice of the lime, the oil, salt and pepper, then mix gently.
- Let it rest for 15 minutes before serving lukewarm or cold.
Variations and tips
Version with tomato. Add a deseeded tomato cut into small dice to the mixture.
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Original Ecomely recipe.