Lunch Recipes

Make midday meals brighter with Portuguese and Mediterranean lunch recipes, from fresh salads and crisp seafood to grilled meats, sandwiches, rice dishes, and hearty soups.

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Black-eyed peas bread mash with fresh herbs and lemon wedges.

Black-eyed Peas Bread Mash – Migas de Feijao Frade

Two whole baked rainbow trout on foil-lined tray with fork.

Baked Whole Rainbow Trout – Truta Salmonada

Portuguese chicken rice with peas, carrots, and tomato sauce on white plate.

Portuguese Chicken Rice – Arroz de Frango

Mediterranean tuna tartare with chopped herbs and pita chips on a plate.

Mediterranean 10-Minute Tuna Tartare

Smoked salmon topped omelette garnished with herbs and purple flowers.

Salmon Omelette

Bowl of creamy potato kale soup with chorizo and spoonful lifted.

Caldo Verde (Portuguese Potato Kale Soup)

Helena is holding a black fork with crispy duck breast with soft boiled egg and fennel orange salad.

Crispy Duck Breast Salad with Fennel and Orange

Crispy golden fried octopus pieces on a plate.

Portuguese Fried Octopus

Helena is holding a big spoon with black eyed peas over the bowl with juicy salad.

Portuguese Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Helena is holding a fork with Portuguese Mixed Salad Salada Mista over the big white plate.

Portuguese Mixed Salad (Salada Mista)

Helena is holding a tray of ready baked Mediterranean Scorpionfish with onions and lemon.

Mediterranean Baked Scorpionfish

A closeup of Watercress Tomato Salad on a plate with wine

Watercress Burrata Tomato Salad

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