Vegan Gallo Pinto
Costa Rica has a national breakfast dish. It is good and can be vegan. Many tourists rely on this dish to get them through their travels in the country. We serve it at our B&B Casa Metta, but we have made some improvements to the standard recipe.
Traditional Gallo Pinto is made from leftover white rice and beans. We use fresh brown Basamati rice and black beans. Traditional Gallo Pinto calls for sweet red pepper, cilantro and onion. To this we add, garlic, shredded carrot, shredded turmeric root and raw sunflower seeds. The secret sauce is Lizano Sauce. We always serve our Gallo Pinto with avocado and homemade tortillas. (Tico’s generally serve it with fried eggs and sometimes meat.)
