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Light and Healthy

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Enjoy our healthy Dominican food: Low in calories but with all the Dominican criollo taste, "lightened" and healthy Dominican recipes and recipes inspired by our cuisine. They are here to please your taste and your waistline.

  • Mangu (Dominican mashed plantain).
    Mangu (Traditional Dominican Mashed Plantains)
  • Dominican pollo guisado
    Pollo Guisado (Braised Chicken)
  • Habichuelas guisadas.
    Habichuelas Guisadas (Dominican Beans)
  • Avena Dominican hot drinkable oatmeal.
    Avena Caliente (Oats and Milk Hot Drink)
  • Jugo de avena (oats and milk drink).
    Jugo de Avena (Oats and Milk Cold Drink)
  • Casabe.
    Casabe (Cassava Bread)
  • Asopao de camarones.
    Asopao de Camarones (Shrimp and Rice Pottage)
  • Sazon-sofrito dominicano (seasoning-homemade ).
    Dominican Sofrito and Homemade Dominican Sazón
  • Dominican turkey.
    Pavo a la Dominicana (Christmas Dominican Turkey)
  • Sopa de platano verde or aguaji (green plantain soup).
    Aguají or Sopa de Platano Verde (Roasted Plantain Soup)
  • Camarones guisados or camarones a la criolla.
    Camarones Guisados or Camarones a la Criolla (Stewed Shrimp)
  • Stewed cabbage (repollo guisado).
    Repollo Guisado (Stewed Cabbage)
  • Sopa de pollo o de gallina (her or chicken soup).
    Sopa de Pollo Dominicana o Caldo de Gallina Criolla (Old Hen / Chicken Soup)
  • Sopa de pescado (fish head soup).
    Sopa de Pescado (Traditional Fish Head Soup)
  • Lentejas guisadas (stewed lentils).
    Lentejas Guisadas (Dominican Lentils)
  • Guarapo de piña.
    Guarapo de Piña (Fermented Pineapple Juice)
  • Baked kibbeh (kipe horneado).
    Baked Kibbeh (Kipe Horneado)
  • Guineos en escabeche or guineitos verdes.
    Guineítos or Guineos en Escabeche (Savory Green Bananas)
  • Keto Dominican breakfast.
    Keto Dominican Breakfast
  • Crema de auyama.
    Crema de Auyama (Cream of Pumpkin Soup)
  • Pionono de platano maduro (ripe plantain rolls).
    Piononos de Plátanos Maduros (Ripe Plantain Rolls)
  • Berenjena con cerdo (braised pork and eggplant).
    Berenjena con Cerdo (Braised Pork and Eggplant)
  • Baked Vegan Kibbeh
  • Air fryer tostones.
    Oven and Air Fryer Tostones
  • Avena Dominicana (oatmeal breakfast).
    Avena Dominicana (Dominican-Style Oatmeal Breakfast)
  • Albondigas de pescado (fish balls).
    Albondigas de Pescado (Dominican Fish Balls)
  • Canoas de maduros.
    Canoas de Plátano Maduro (Meatless Ripe Plantain Boats)
  • Ensalada de Coditos (Pasta Salad: Mayo, Tuna, Ham, or Vegan)
  • Tortilla de huevo (Vegetable omelet).
    Tortilla de Huevo (Vegetables Omelette)
  • Chapsui or chopsuí (Dominican-style chop suey).
    Chicken Chopsuey Dominican-Style (Chopsui)
  • Crema de cepa de apio (creole celery root soup).
    Crema de Cepa de Apio (Cream of Creole Celery Root Soup)
  • Pastelon de berenjena y queso (eggplant and cheese casserole).
    Pastelon de Berenjena y Queso (Eggplant & Cheese Casserole)
  • Ensalada verde or Dominican cabbage and beet salad.
    Ensalada Verde (Dominican Salad)
  • Pastelón de berenjena (beef and eggplant casserole).
    Lasaña de Berenjenas (Beef and Eggplant Lasagna Casserole)
  • Agrio de naranja (bitter orange spicy vinegar recipe.
    Agrio de Naranja (Bitter Orange Spicy Vinegar and Sauce)
  • Air fryer chicharrones.
    Air Fryer Chicharrones (Easier, Quicker Air Fryer Pork Rind)
  • Milk and passion fruit popsicle)
    Paleta de Chinola con Leche (Milk & Passion Fruit Popsicle)
  • Baked plantains (plátano al horno).
    Baked Plantains (Plátanos Maduros al Horno)
  • Maicena chocolate pudding.
    Vanilla and Chocolate Maicena Pudding
  • Tipili (Dominican tabbouleh).
    Tipili (Dominican-Style Tabbouleh - Bulgur Salad)
  • Te de jengibre (fresh ginger tea).
    Te de Jengibre (Ginger Tea)
  • Lambí guisado (Caribbean conch stew).
    Lambí Guisado (Stewed Conch)

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