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Moqueca de Peixe – Brazilian Fish Coconut Stew
Moqueca (pronounced mo-KEH-kah) may sound exotic but it’s incredibly easy to make and you probably have most of the ingredients in your cupboard already! This is one of the most famous dishes in Brazil, from a region called Bahia…
Coconut Flour and Cashew Nut Biscuits
These Brazilian biscuits are sooo more-ish and divinely simple to make. I love cashews, they are positively the best thing to leave Brazil since Adriana Lima (my mum comes from Rio Grande do Norte, it has the biggest cashew nut…
Salmão ao Molho de Maracujá
Salmão ao Molho de Maracujá is a very popular dish in Brazil, and features one of my all time favourite sauces, “Molho de Maracuja” a creamy, tangy passion fruit sauce. It’s citrus-y flavour works amazingly well with fish but…
Quinoa Banana Bread
This Quinoa Banana bread consists of classic south american ingredients, and is PACKED with protein, supplemented by extra chia seeds. It’s one of my favourite loafs in the world. I don’t add any sugar to mine but ripe bananas…
Lucuma smoothie
Lúcuma is an amazing Superfood from Peru, it’s full of potassium with bright yellow coloured flesh and tastes a bit like maple syrup! So much so that it’s often used as a natural sweetener… Lúcuma has a very low Glycemic index,…
Sopa Negra
I love Sopa Negra, it’s a soup originally from Costa Rica but you see variants of it all over Latin America. It is possibly the healthiest, yummiest and easiest recipe you can make for yourself.
BLUE CHEESE GUACAMOLE
A British twist (make sure its stilton!) on a Latin American classic
Gluten Free Alfajores
Alfajores are an Argentinian institution and an “accidentally Gluten-Free” offering from the land of absurdly attractive polo players. Made from cornflour these little morsels are two biscuits (aka cookies) sandwiched together,…
Prawns with Habanero and Coriander
Spice up your midweek meal to produce a fast food piece of magic - if you love working with fresh ingredients this dish is totally inspirational. Prawns has such a unique flavour and easy to enhance it with the slight punch of…
Pulled Pork with Chipotle Sauce
Pulled Pork is a favourite with Brits and Mexicans alike and this version of slow cooked pork with a smoky spicy taste is just irresistible wherever you're from. Chipotle has a majestic taste and a distinctive smoky flavour…
Avocado Fries
I have always loved the fried avocado chips (aka avocado fries) I have when I go back to South-America or that you can occasionally get in Mexican restaurants over here…. but remaking them at home is quite tricky. So I figured…
Avocado Ice Cream
Avocados are originally from Mexico... often you see them used in savoury dishes and guacamole but on some countries in South America, such as Brazil, Avocados are eaten with sugar as a sweet... so just bear that in mind if this…
Açaí Bowl
Açaí is a berry that grows in the Brazilian Amazon. The antioxidant-rich dark purple berries are packed with amino acids, as well as vitamins A, B, C and E and minerals such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, copper and zinc. It…
Ceviche with Green Habanero Sauce
My friends all love it! Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in the coastal regions of Latin America. Particularly in Mexico this dish is typically made from fresh raw fish cured in lime juice, fresh tomato chopped mixed with onion…
SWEET POTATO NACHOS
I made this for my friends and cant tell you how quickly it got lapped up....Crispy sweet potatoes topped with guacamole, sour cream and salsa make the world's healthiest and tastiest nachos, I just can’t believe I haven’t…
Easy Polenta Arepas
Arepas are a Venezuelan and Colombian institution. These delicious little savoury corn cakes are ridiculously healthy as they use only two main ingredients, water and maize flour, which is what makes them gluten-free. You can…
Quinoa Porridge
So this recipe is a bowl of deliciousness, and again another “accidentally vegan” recipe hailing from Peru. Quinoa is full of protein and is the perfect start to the day…. unlike regular porridge which can be a bit stogy and has…
Tropical Mince Pies
These Tropical Mince Pies are guaranteed to impress your guests as you proudly tell them that they use pure Latin flavours. No apples or raisins in these! Mango replaces the apple and an assortment of dried tropical fruit…
Cuban Fish Coco Loco
A way to add a Cuban twist to your next fish recipe. This delicious dish is distinctively tropical....
Mexican Black Bean and Chorizo Empanadas
Such is each Latin American country's claim over this cherished delicacy, one could argue for the need of an international empanada convention. Originally introduced to Mexico by Cornish miners in the 19th Century, empanadas…
Ancho Chiles Stuffed with Pork in Adobo Sauce
As one of the most popular dishes at Mestizo during our Chile Pepper Festival, we think that this combines some of the best that Mexico has to offer. Chiles and pork, cooked only as you would find in any Mexican kitchen. It may…
Floripa's Bolinho de Bacalhau (Salted cod fish cakes)
Served with spicy Aily oil salsa, these are a favourite at East London's favourite Brazilian restaurant
Argentine Chimichurri
This Argentine must-have is one of the most versatile sauces you will encounter. An Argentine steak just does taste quite the same without it, but it goes equally well on top of fried eggs with tomatoes, white fish, grilled…
Made in Brasil's Moqueca
Moqueca is A Classic from Bahia, mixed seafood and fish stew made with sweet peppers and coconut milk served with steamed rice. The etymology of the word moqueca traces it back to an African word mu'keka meaning "fish…
Señor Ceviche's Ceviche Clasico
Despite what people think, this Peruvian dish of fish cooked in lime juices, is perhaps one of the easiest things to make and can be regularly eaten at home. Here at Latinolife it's almost our staple diet. So healthy and…
Pabellon Criollo
Pabellón Criollo is a plate of fluffy white rice, carne mechada (juicy shredded beef), caraotas negras (tasty stewed black beans) and tajadas de plátano frito (golden fried ripe plantain slices). It's a dish SO flavoursome…
Crepas de Huitlacoche (Huitlacoche Crepes)
Huitlacoche is a fungus that grows on the ears of corn and , as a delicacy, dates back to the Aztecs who enjoyed the naturally-occuring corn fungus as part of their diet. Many Native American tribes also consumed the fungus and…
Slow Cooked BBQ Cuban Mojo Pulled Pork with Mojito Dipping Sauce
Ever since watching last year’s hot movie Chef, we here at Latinolife have been craving a Cuban Sandwich and other Cuban delicacies. This Cuban twist on a crockpot pulled pork will knock the socks off of any dinner guest. It…
Three Fabulous Brazilian Bar-b-q recipes
Three smashing Brazilian dishes recommended by the folks at Cabana restaurant and authors of the newly released The Cabana Cookbook
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