Recipes for Lent

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

Semana Santa or Easter in Ecuador

Langostino ceviche

Seafood rice {Arroz marinero // Arroz con mariscos}

Green banana soup – Repe Lojano

Traditional fish ceviche

Ecuadorian bean stew – Menestra de porotos

Asparagus risotto

Simple tuna and tomato pasta

Grilled tuna skewers with salsa verde {Pinchos de atún con salsa verde}

Salmon with pomegranate and orange salsa

Dulce de higos or fig preserves in syrup

Humitas or steamed fresh corn cakes

Ecuadorian pescado encocado or fish with coconut sauce

Grilled salmon with avocado salsa

Ecuadorian fish soup {Biche or viche de pescado}

Octopus ceviche {Ceviche de pulpo}

Rhubarb and strawberry empanadas

Pescado con salsa de almendras or fish with almond sauce

Pasta with mushroom cream sauce

Seafood quinoa or quinoa paella {Quinua marinera}

Fried cheese empanadas // Ecuadorian empanadas de viento

Fanesca ecuatoriana: Ecuadorian Easter soup

Avocados stuffed with tuna salad

Encebollado de pescado – Ecuadorian fish soup with lime pickled onions