Typical Ecuadorian basic dish with rice. Recipe: Menestra de lentejas Ingredients (serves 10): 500 g lentils ½ bell bell pepper 3 cloves of garlic 1 onion 1 plantain 1 spoon butter 1 pinch of cumin ½ handful of coriander (cilandro) leaves Salt (to taste) Preparation: The lentils are soaked in water overnight. The next day,…

In order to develop a feeling for music that children and young people cannot develop at school, our music teacher Luis takes on this task. The missing music classes at school are held with each age group once a week at SALEM. During this time they talk together about the structure of music and play…

Yulissa and I came to SALEM when we were both 9 years old as complete strangers. As the years passed, we became inseparable friends. When we were kids, we went through hard times at home. SALEM helped us dream about higher goals and purposes; we learned to love all living beings, respect differing opinions, appreciate…

A typical Ecuadorian potato stew served with boiled eggs and avocado. Recipe: Locro de Papa Ingredients (for 10 people): 250 g of cheese (feta cheese) 10 potatoes 5 cloves of garlic 1⁄2 red onion 1⁄2 green bell bell pepper 1 leek 2 carrots 1 handful of fresh leaf coriander (cilantro) 3 avocados 5 eggs 1⁄2…

Although we provide childcare, education and social services, the kitchen and dining room is the heart of SALEM Ecuador. The fact that we insist on diverse, healthy and vegetarian food for the children and youth in SALEM is related to our values, which ideally should be reflected in everything we do. We believe in a…