Causa limeña (Mashed potato patties with chicken salad) Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Ingredients

• 1 small onion, sliced into rings
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 to 5 fresh thyme sprigs, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 5 parsley stems (save the leaves for the rest of the recipe below)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste (optional)
• Pinch of ground black pepper
• 1 3/4 to 2 pounds chicken breast halves, with skin and bones (2 pieces)
• 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (about 5), unpeeled
• Salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/4 cup lime juice, divided, more to taste
• 2 cups diced cooked chicken
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro or Italian parsley leaves
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons Peruvian yellow pepper paste (aji amarillo paste), or to taste
• Quartered grape tomatoes, for garnish
• Hard boiled eggs, thinly sliced (lengthwise), for garnish
• Sliced avocado, for garnish
• Parsley or cilantro leaves or small sprigs, for garnish