Arequipa is one of the most beautiful cities in Peru. Its colonial architecture and great weather make it a perfect place to sit outdoors and enjoy its own unique cuisine. This refreshing salad is better known by its cheeky name 'Solterito Arequipeño'. A 'soltero' is someone who is unmarried; and an 'Arequipeño' is a someone from Arequipa. The dish may have got this name because, like each ingredient in this dish, handsome single men from Arequipa are never short of company.
Ingredients
1 ripe Hass avocado
1 large carrot, peeled and cubed
300g feta cheese
500g broad beans
2 red onions
2 Choclo Peruvian giant kernel corn (or sweet corn cob)
1 aji amarillo chilli (or mild red chilli), finely chopped
150g black olives, stone removed
Juice of 2 limes
Pinch of salt and pepper
1 tsp olive oil
3 sprigs of parsley, finely chopped
Serves
4 - 6
Preparation Time
35 minutes
- Boil the corn for 10 minutes then add the broad beans and carrot and boil for a further 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and when the cobs have cooled slightly take the kernels off the corn by slicing downwards with a sharp knife.
- Chop the onions, avocado and feta cheese into cubes and slice the olives into round strips.
- In a separate small bowl mix the olive oil, lime juice and salt and pepper and add the finely chopped chilli and parsley.
- Stir this marinade into the rest of the ingredients in a large salad bowl or plate.
- Chill for 10 minutes and serve. Delicioso!
