Gluten-Free Lunches from Around the World, Page 3
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 97 to 143
Punjene PaprikeCetinje, Montenegro · medium · 1 h 25 minBell peppers stuffed with spiced rice and meat, braised in tomato sauce, a comforting Montenegrin household staple.
Punjene Paprike PasulPristina, Kosovo · easy · 1 h 45 minA slow-simmered white bean stew rich with paprika and onion, the everyday food of Kosovo.
Pasul KholodnikMinsk, Belarus · easy · 2 h 5 minA vivid magenta Belarusian summer soup: cold beets in kefir with cucumber, dill and egg, served with hot boiled potatoes.
Kholodnik Pyttipanna (Swedish Hash with Fried Egg)Skåne, Sweden · easy · 45 minSmall cubes of potato, onion and leftover meat fried crisp in butter, topped with a fried egg and served with pickled beetroot; in Skåne it is finished with cream and marjoram.
Pyttipanna (Swedish Hash with Fried Egg) Moros y CristianosHavana, Cuba · easy · 1 h 30 minBlack beans and white rice cooked together in one pot with a cumin-scented sofrito until every grain turns dusky and savory, the everyday soul of the Cuban table.
Moros y Cristianos SancochoAntioquia, Colombia · easy · 1 h 20 minA big-boned chicken broth with plantain, cassava, corn, and potato, Colombia's restorative weekend lunch.
Sancocho EncebolladoPichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 50 minA brothy tuna-and-cassava soup topped with a tangle of pickled red onion, Ecuador's midday cure-all.
Encebollado Vori VoriAsunción, Paraguay · medium · 1 h 10 minA golden chicken broth thick with little cornmeal-and-cheese dumplings, Paraguay's warming everyday soup.
Vori Vori Cook-up RiceDemerara (Georgetown), Guyana · easy · 55 minA one-pot of rice and peas simmered in coconut milk with meat and herbs, Guyana's Saturday-night comfort dish.
Cook-up Rice Tlayuda OaxaqueñaOaxaca, Mexico · medium · 40 minA large crisp corn tortilla spread with beans and stringy Oaxaca cheese, folded over grilled meat and salsa.
Tlayuda Oaxaqueña Tostadas GuatemaltecasSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 40 minCrisp fried tortillas topped three ways, with guacamole, tomato salsa, or black beans, a light Guatemalan street lunch.
Tostadas Guatemaltecas Indio ViejoManagua, Nicaragua · medium · 1 h 10 minShredded beef and vegetables thickened with toasted masa into a rich, sour-orange-scented stew, a Nicaraguan classic.
Indio Viejo Sopa de CaracolSan Pedro Sula, Honduras · medium · 1 h 5 minA rich conch soup in coconut broth with yuca, plantain, and corn, the Garifuna coastal dish Honduras made famous.
Sopa de Caracol Ceviche PanameñoPanama City, Panama · easy · 25 minDiced corvina cured in lime with onion, celery, and habanero, the fish-market lunch sold in cups across Panama City.
Ceviche Panameño Arroz con GandulesSan Juan, Puerto Rico · medium · 1 hRice cooked with pigeon peas, sofrito, and pork in one pot, forming a prized crust, Puerto Rico's national dish.
Arroz con Gandules GarnachesBelize City, Belize · easy · 35 minCrisp fried tortillas topped with refried beans, cheese, and pickled cabbage, Belize's favorite street snack-lunch.
Garnaches KadushiWillemstad, Curaçao · medium · 9 h 10 minA thick, green cactus soup with salted fish and okra, a truly local Curaçaoan dish born of the arid island.
Kadushi Saint Lucian Pumpkin RiceCastries, Saint Lucia · easy · 45 minRice simmered with sweet pumpkin, coconut, and island herbs into a soft, golden one-pot, an everyday Lucian lunch.
Saint Lucian Pumpkin Rice Bahamian Conch SaladNassau, Bahamas · easy · 25 minFresh conch diced and cured at the table in lime and sour orange with sweet peppers, tomato, cucumber, and fiery goat pepper.
Bahamian Conch Salad Conch SouseBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · easy · 2 h 5 minTender boiled conch pickled in a cool, bright broth of lime, onion, cucumber, and scotch bonnet, a St Kitts weekend favorite.
Conch Souse Locro de Papa (Potato and Cheese Soup)Pichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 50 minA thick, golden Andean potato soup enriched with milk and fresh cheese, served with avocado and cilantro.
Antiguan Seasoned RiceSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda · easy · 1 h 5 minA one-pot of rice and pigeon peas cooked down with seasoned chicken, tomato, sweet pepper, and thyme until every grain is savoury; Antigua's everyday cook-up rice.
Antiguan Seasoned Rice Pudding and SouseBridgetown, Barbados · medium · 4 hBarbados' Saturday lunch: pickled pork brightened with lime, cucumber, onion, and hot pepper, served cold alongside a spiced steamed sweet potato pudding.
Pudding and Souse Pâté ChinoisQuébec, Canada · easy · 1 h 5 minQuébec's beloved layered casserole: seasoned ground beef under a layer of creamed corn and a blanket of buttery mashed potato, baked golden.
Pâté Chinois Sopa NegraSan José, Costa Rica · easy · 55 minA silky Costa Rican black bean soup, seasoned with onion, sweet pepper, garlic, and cilantro and crowned with a poached egg, served with rice.
Sopa Negra GuiamboWillemstad, Curaçao · medium · 9 h 15 minCuraçao's okra soup: a thick, green Antillean gumbo of okra cooked down with salt beef, fish, and shrimp, served with a scoop of funchi.
Locrio de PolloCibao, Dominican Republic · medium · 1 h 5 minThe Dominican one-pot rice and chicken: chicken seared in caramelized sugar for a deep colour, then rice cooked in the drippings with sofrito, olives, and capers.
Locrio de Pollo Grenadian Callaloo SoupSt. George's, Grenada · easy · 50 minA creamy Grenadian soup of callaloo (dasheen) leaves and okra simmered in coconut milk with thyme and a whole hot pepper, blended smooth.
Grenadian Callaloo Soup LegimOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · medium · 2 hA thick Haitian vegetable stew of eggplant, cabbage, chayote, and greens cooked down with epis-marinated beef and mashed into a rich, savoury sauce.
Legim Enchiladas HondureñasSan Pedro Sula, Honduras · easy · 50 minNot the Mexican kind: a crisp fried flat corn tortilla piled with seasoned ground beef, cabbage, tomato sauce, cheese, and a slice of boiled egg.
Arroz con Pollo PanameñoPanama City, Panama · easy · 1 h 10 minPanama's one-pot chicken and rice, tinted with achiote and studded with peas, carrots, and green olives; the family dish that feeds a crowd.
Pollo GuisadoSan Juan, Puerto Rico · easy · 1 h 10 minPuerto Rican braised chicken stew: bone-in chicken simmered in a sofrito and tomato sauce with potatoes, carrots, and green olives, served over white rice.
Kittitian Chicken BouillonBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · easy · 1 h 5 minA hearty Kittitian one-pot of chicken simmered with potatoes, carrots, and pumpkin in an aromatic, herb-scented broth; homely island comfort food.
Saltfish BuljolKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · easy · 2 h 35 minA bright Vincentian salt cod salad: flaked saltfish tossed raw with tomato, onion, sweet pepper, cucumber, and hot pepper, sharp with lime and eaten with bakes.
Saltfish Buljol Moksi AlesiParamaribo, Suriname · medium · 1 h 10 minSuriname's one-pot mixed rice, chicken and salted beef browned with tomato and allspice, then steamed with rice and coconut milk until every grain is savoury.
Moksi Alesi Bife Koygua (Paraguayan "Hidden" Steak with Eggs)Asunción, Paraguay · easy · 55 minThin beef steaks braised in one pan with onion, peppers, tomato, potatoes and oregano, then hidden under eggs cracked on top and steamed until just set, served with boiled mandioca.
Aibika with Tinned FishHighlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 30 minTender aibika greens simmered in coconut with tinned mackerel over rice, the honest everyday lunch of Papua New Guinea.
Aibika with Tinned Fish Kapisi PuluTongatapu, Tonga · easy · 1 h 25 minCabbage stewed with tinned corned beef and onion in coconut cream, the quick weekday cousin of Tonga's Sunday lu pulu.
Kapisi Pulu SimboroEfate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 45 minGrated cassava rolled in island-cabbage leaves and simmered in coconut cream, Vanuatu's everyday take on laplap.
Simboro Reef Fish with BreadfruitPalikir, Micronesia · easy · 1 h 15 minReef fish gently poached in coconut cream with ginger and lime, served over roasted breadfruit, the everyday midday plate of the Pohnpei coast.
Reef Fish with Breadfruit Kiribati Palu (Marinated Reef Fish)Tarawa, Kiribati · easy · 25 minRaw reef fish cured in lime and salt, then folded through fresh coconut cream with onion and chili, a bright, no-cook lunch of the atolls.
Kiribati Palu (Marinated Reef Fish) Grilled Breadfruit with MitiFunafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 55 minWhole breadfruit roasted over coals until smoky and tender, torn into pieces and dipped into miti, a fresh coconut cream sauce sharpened with onion, chili and lime.
Grilled Breadfruit with Miti Oka I'a (Samoan Raw Fish in Coconut Cream)Upolu, Samoa · easy · 20 minFresh fish cured briefly in lemon or lime, then folded into thick coconut cream with onion, tomato and cucumber.
Oka I'a (Samoan Raw Fish in Coconut Cream) 'Ota 'Ika (Tongan Raw Fish Salad)Tongatapu, Tonga · easy · 55 minWhite fish marinated in lemon, then tossed with coconut cream and plenty of diced tomato, cucumber, capsicum and spring onion.
Fafa (Kosraean Pounded Taro)Palikir, Micronesia · medium · 1 hSoft taro pounded smooth with a stone tok and mixed with coconut milk, the signature ceremonial food of Kosrae.
DingonYaren, Nauru · easy · 50 minPounded breadfruit or banana worked with fresh coconut and fragrant pandanus, shaped into dense little patties and baked or pan-fried, a classic Nauruan savory food.
Dingon Lovo (Fijian Earth-Oven Feast, Home-Oven Version)Viti Levu, Fiji · medium · 7 h 30 minFiji's Sunday feast: chicken and pork marinated in coconut cream, garlic and ginger, wrapped in banana leaves and slow-cooked with dalo, cassava and kumala and parcels of palusami, adapted here for a home oven.
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