Recipes for Lent

Delicious selection of easy Lenten recipes including seafood, fish and meatless recipes, as well as vegetarian options for Lent meal planning.

Crab avocado stack salad

Shrimp salad with cilantro mayonnaise

Tuna fish empanadas {Empanadas de atún}

Mushroom tortilla soup

Pasta or spaghetti with avocado sauce

Salmon and tuna poke inspired ceviche

Shrimp and corn chowder {Locro de camarón y choclo}

Grilled salmon and avocado salad

Crab deviled eggs

Green plantain patties stuffed with cheese {Tortillas de verde}

Crab salad stuffed avocados

Citrus marinated grilled fish

Seafood spaghetti {Tallarines con mariscos}

Peruvian fish cebiche or ceviche

Asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese

Grilled passion fruit shrimp skewers

Ecuadorian Easter Recipes

Arroz con leche {Latin style rice pudding}

Shrimp tortilla soup

Oyster ceviche

Molo or Ecuadorian mashed potatoes

Grilled salmon with corn salsa

Vegetarian ceviche de chochos

Nicoise salad {with a Latin twist}

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 …
Caldo de bolas de verde or green plantain dumpling soup
Caldo de bolas is a typical Ecuadorian soup of green plantain balls or dumplings stuffed with meat and served in a delicious broth with corn …