Vegetables

Brazilian manioc or cassava balls stuffed with cheese {Bolinho de Macaxeira}

Cold cucumber soup {Cucumber Gazpacho}

Savory cassava cheese bread waffles

Corn pasta salad with tomato and avocado

Homemade cream of asparagus soup

Hominy sautéed in roasted pork gravy {Mote refrito en salsa de hornado}

Shakshuka with chorizo or merguez sausage

Chochos (lupini beans) and green bean salad

Simple endive salad with cheese

Brussels sprouts with chorizo and cilantro

Mushroom tortilla soup

Refreshing salads: Mixed salad with avocado dressing and salmon/avocado Caesar salad

Baked Spanish tortilla with ham

Chicken salad with balsamic cilantro dressing

Tortilla pizzas

Simple avocado and tomato salad

Cucumber salad with lime and cilantro

Pumpkin empanadas

Sweet potato patties stuffed with cheese {Llapingachos de camote}

Asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese

Chicken or turkey salad stuffed avocado

Pumpkin flan

Candied pumpkin tart

Molo or Ecuadorian mashed potatoes

Pan de yuca or cassava cheese bread
Pan de yuca, also known as cheese bread or yuca bread, are yummy melt in your mouth warm breads made with cheese and yuca or …
Chaulafan de pollo {Ecuadorian chicken fried rice}
Chaulafan de pollo is an Ecuadorian chicken fried rice made with rice, chicken, bacon, onions, garlic, peppers, bell peppers, peas, carrots, scrambled eggs, raisins, spices …
Humitas or steamed fresh corn cakes
Humitas are savory steamed fresh corn cakes made from a mixture of freshly ground corn, onion, garlic, cheese, eggs, and cream, which is placed inside …