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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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A dutch oven whole roast chicken with plums

Dutch Oven Whole Roast Chicken with Plums

Serving Tomato Burrata Salad

Tomato Burrata Salad

Flavorful Tuna Ceviche with Mango in a bowl

Tuna Ceviche with Mango

Whole baked tuna quiche on a white plate

Gourmet Tuna Quiche

Open Steamed Clams in Wine with garlic and cilantro in a bowl

Portuguese Steamed Clams in Wine

Delicious Portuguese Garlic Shrimp in a white bowl

Portuguese Garlic Shrimp

Helena is standing next to a plate with breaded beef steak

Breaded Beef Steak

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets on a blue plate with a piece of flaky fish

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets

Serving Fried Cornmeal Mush, Portuguese Milho Frito

Portuguese Fried Cornmeal Mush

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks looking absolutely stunning

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks

Tuna Carpaccio on a plate

Tuna Carpaccio

Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova served

Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova

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