Gluten-Free Lunches from Around the World, Page 2
A world of lunches that are naturally gluten-free: 143 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle gluten-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
143 recipes · showing 49 to 96
Jagacida (Cape Verdean Rice and Beans)Santiago (Praia), Cape Verde · easy · 45 minRice simmered with beans, onion, garlic and bay until glossy and tender, the everyday jag of the Cape Verde islands.
Jagacida (Cape Verdean Rice and Beans) Hamli (Eritrean Spiced Greens)Asmara, Eritrea · easy · 35 minCollard greens or chard wilted with onion, garlic, ginger and gentle spices, the everyday greens of the Eritrean platter.
Hamli (Eritrean Spiced Greens) Okra Soup (Sierra Leonean)Freetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 1 h 5 minFresh okra cooked down with beef and smoked fish in a red palm oil broth into a thick, silky Freetown Saturday soup.
Okra Soup (Sierra Leonean) Fasoolia (White Bean Stew)Djibouti City, Djibouti · easy · 50 minWhite beans simmered soft in a spiced tomato and onion sauce warm with cumin and cinnamon, eaten with bread or rice.
Fasoolia (White Bean Stew) M'tsolola (Fish, Plantain and Coconut Stew)Moroni, Comoros · medium · 1 hFish poached with green plantain and cassava then finished in fresh coconut milk, the island stew of the Comoros.
M'tsolola (Fish, Plantain and Coconut Stew) Babenda (Greens, Grain and Groundnut Pot)Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 55 minBitter greens and rice simmered with pounded groundnuts and pungent soumbala into a thick, nourishing one-pot meal.
Babenda (Greens, Grain and Groundnut Pot) Pescado Frito con Plátanos MadurosMalabo, Equatorial Guinea · easy · 45 minWhole fish marinated in lime and garlic and pan-fried until crisp, served with sweet caramelised fried plantains.
Pescado Frito con Plátanos Maduros Potato Greens (Palava Sauce)Monrovia, Liberia · easy · 50 minFinely chopped sweet potato leaves simmered in a seasoned red palm oil broth with smoked fish, served over rice.
Potato Greens (Palava Sauce) Miyan Taushe (Pumpkin and Groundnut Soup)Niamey, Niger · easy · 1 h 5 minA creamy Hausa soup of mashed pumpkin and pounded groundnuts with meat and greens, thick, mildly sweet and savoury.
Miyan Taushe (Pumpkin and Groundnut Soup) Tam Mak Hoong (Lao Green Papaya Salad)Luang Prabang, Laos · easy · 23 minShredded green papaya pounded in a mortar with padaek, lime, chili, garlic, and tomato, the dark, funky, fiery Lao papaya salad.
Tam Mak Hoong (Lao Green Papaya Salad) Masala DosaTamil Nadu (Chennai), India · medium · 8 h 50 minA crisp, golden fermented rice-and-lentil crepe wrapped around spiced potato, South India's iconic anytime meal.
Masala Dosa Pad ThaiBangkok (Central), Thailand · medium · 40 minStir-fried rice noodles in a sweet-sour tamarind sauce with tofu, shrimp, egg, and crushed peanuts, Thailand's global icon.
Pad Thai Bún ChảHanoi (Red River Delta), Vietnam · medium · 1 h 50 minSmoky grilled pork patties and slices in a sweet-sour dipping broth, with rice noodles and heaps of fresh herbs, Hanoi's lunch.
Bún Chả KimbapSeoul (Gyeonggi), South Korea · medium · 55 minSeasoned rice and colorful fillings rolled in seaweed and sliced into rounds, Korea's picnic and lunchbox staple.
Kimbap Soto AyamJakarta, Indonesia · medium · 1 h 5 minA fragrant golden turmeric chicken soup with noodles, egg, and crisp shallots, Indonesia's everyday bowl of comfort.
Soto Ayam Chapli KababLahore (Punjab), Pakistan · easy · 1 h 10 minFlat, spiced minced-beef patties studded with tomato and pomegranate, shallow-fried crisp, a Khyber specialty.
Chapli Kabab Nom Banh ChokSiem Reap, Cambodia · medium · 1 hRice noodles under a fragrant green fish-and-lemongrass gravy, piled with raw vegetables, Cambodia's Khmer noodles.
Nom Banh Chok Chelo Kabab KoobidehTehran, Iran · medium · 50 minGrilled skewers of seasoned minced meat with saffron buttered rice and grilled tomato, Iran's national dish.
Chelo Kabab Koobideh Shorshe IlishDhaka, Bangladesh · medium · 40 minHilsa fish in a pungent mustard-and-green-chili sauce, the prized national dish of Bengal, eaten with rice.
Shorshe Ilish Penang Asam LaksaPenang, Malaysia · medium · 1 h 10 minA tart, spicy mackerel-and-tamarind noodle soup topped with pineapple, mint, and ginger flower, Penang's iconic bowl.
Penang Asam Laksa Khao PoonLuang Prabang, Laos · medium · 1 h 10 minA spicy, herbal rice-vermicelli soup in a fragrant coconut-and-chili broth, the celebratory noodle bowl of Laos.
Lahpet ThokeYangon, Myanmar · easy · 30 minA tea-leaf salad of fermented tea, crunchy fried beans, nuts, and seeds tossed with cabbage and lime, Myanmar's national treasure.
Lahpet Thoke KuyrdakAlmaty, Kazakhstan · easy · 55 minA hearty fry-up of meat, potato, and onion, the celebratory dish traditionally made when an animal is freshly butchered.
Kuyrdak Jasha MarooThimphu, Bhutan · easy · 45 minA soupy, spicy minced-chicken stew with tomato, ginger, and coriander, a warming everyday Bhutanese dish.
Jasha Maroo Omani MachboosMuscat, Oman · medium · 1 h 20 minFragrant spiced rice cooked with chicken, dried lime, and saffron, a cornerstone of the Omani and Gulf table.
Omani Machboos MasgoufBaghdad, Iraq · medium · 1 h 30 minButterflied river fish marinated and slow-grilled over open flame, Iraq's national dish and the pride of Baghdad.
Masgouf MandiSana’a, Yemen · medium · 1 h 55 minSmoky spiced rice and tender meat traditionally cooked in an underground oven, a celebrated dish of Yemen and the Gulf.
Mandi LavangiBaku, Azerbaijan · medium · 1 h 45 minChicken stuffed with a tangy walnut, onion, and sour-plum paste and roasted, a specialty of Azerbaijan's Caspian south.
Lavangi Nasi KatokBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · easy · 45 minA simple plate of rice, fried chicken, and fiery sambal, Brunei's famously cheap everyday meal.
Nasi Katok GarudhiyaMalé, Maldives · easy · 45 minA clear, fragrant tuna broth served over rice with lime, chili, and onion, the everyday heart of the Maldivian table.
Garudhiya Mutabbaq SamakKuwait City, Kuwait · medium · 1 h 10 minSpiced fish served over caramelized-onion rice with dried lime, a classic Kuwaiti and Gulf seafood dish.
Mutabbaq Samak GhooziManama, Bahrain · medium · 3 hSpiced rice crowned with tender roasted lamb, fried nuts, and raisins, a grand Bahraini and Gulf celebration platter.
Ghoozi MastavaDushanbe, Tajikistan · easy · 1 h 10 minA hearty rice soup with meat, chickpeas, and vegetables, brightened with herbs and a spoon of yogurt, a Tajik staple.
Mastava Ikan SabukoDili, Timor-Leste · easy · 1 h 10 minMackerel marinated in tamarind and lime, then grilled with basil and chili, the fresh coastal favourite of Timor-Leste.
Ikan Sabuko Cơm Tấm Sườn NướngHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam · medium · 2 h 50 minSaigon's plate of fluffy broken rice under a smoky, caramelised lemongrass pork chop, with pickled vegetables, scallion oil and a bowl of nuoc cham to pour over.
Nasi KandarPenang, Malaysia · medium · 1 h 5 minFragrant rice with an aromatic chicken curry, dhal, and okra, flooded with mixed curry gravy the banjir way, Penang's Tamil-Muslim classic.
Shurpa (Lamb and Vegetable Soup)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 2 h 20 minA slow-simmered Uzbek soup of bone-in lamb and large chunks of vegetables in a clear golden broth, finished with dill and cilantro.
Shurpa (Lamb and Vegetable Soup) Mujaddara (Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions)Amman, Jordan · easy · 55 minA humble Levantine pilaf of brown lentils and rice cooked together and crowned with deeply caramelized onions, seasoned simply with cumin.
Mujaddara (Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions) Chingri Malaikari (Prawn Coconut Curry)Dhaka, Bangladesh · medium · 50 minLarge prawns gently simmered in a subtle, creamy coconut-milk gravy with onion paste, ginger, and warm spices, a festive Bengali treat served with rice.
LecsóGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 50 minHungary’s summer pepper stew: sweet peppers and tomatoes melted down with golden onions and a generous spoon of sweet paprika.
Lecsó Tortilla EspañolaMadrid, Spain · medium · 50 minThe potato-and-egg omelette that anchors every Spanish bar, flipped whole, argued about forever.
Tortilla Española Šaltibarščiai (Cold Beet Soup)Vilnius, Lithuania · easy · 2 h 40 minA shocking-pink chilled soup of beets, kefir, cucumber, and dill, Lithuania’s summer in a bowl, with hot potatoes on the side.
Šaltibarščiai (Cold Beet Soup) Tarator (Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup)Sofia, Bulgaria · easy · 1 h 15 minA chilled Bulgarian summer soup of thinned yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, dill and walnuts, finished with a drizzle of oil.
Tarator (Cold Yogurt and Cucumber Soup) Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup)North Karelia, Finland · easy · 2 h 45 minA thick, slow-simmered soup of dried peas and smoked pork seasoned with marjoram, Finland's traditional Thursday soup, served with mustard.
Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup) MiciTransylvania, Romania · easy · 8 h 35 minSkinless grilled minced-meat rolls seasoned with garlic and spice, Romania's smoky, garlicky barbecue staple.
Mici FiskekakerVestland (Bergen), Norway · easy · 35 minLight pan-fried fish cakes bound with milk and potato starch, a Norwegian everyday staple served with vegetables.
Fiskekaker Moules-FritesFlanders, Belgium · easy · 40 minA steaming pot of mussels cooked in white wine and shallots, served with a heap of crisp Belgian fries.
Moules-Frites LohikeittoNorth Karelia, Finland · easy · 40 minA creamy salmon soup with potato, leek, and dill, the warming everyday bowl of the Finnish table.
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