Narratives Menu
A six-meal experience that, for us, is partly personal: our daikon fish soup, packed with vitamin C and omega-3s, was inspired by a broth that was served to us in the home of a dear friend. This menu also features a black-chickpea kala chana masala (emblematic of our Ayurvedic principles) and a tagine of free-range chicken and figs.
- Monday Lunch | Tunisia, Palestine, Lebanon
Jetsetter’s Falafel Salad
A medley of Mediterranean influences, this bowl of Tunisian harissa-spiced carrots, Palestinian-inspired falafel, and Lebanese tahini dressing provides ample servings of vegan protein, fiber, and vitamin A.Learn more - Monday Dinner | Japan
At Home in Japan
Inspired by a radish-based broth that was served to us in the home of a Japanese friend, this aromatic soup sees our daikon broth, packed with vitamin C and flavored with lemongrass and turmeric, poured over locally caught striped bass, which provides satiating protein and heart-healthy omega-3s.Learn more - Tuesday Lunch | Italy
Cabana Pasta
Learn more - Tuesday Dinner | India
Cozy Tuesday Daal
Our version of the classic Ayurvedic comfort dish is based on high-fiber black chickpeas and split red lentils, which are stewed with locally grown acorn squash and seasoned with a house-made Muchi curry of antibacterial turmeric, coconut milk, and cumin.Learn more - Wednesday Lunch | Sweden
Akvavit Meatballs
Based on the quintessential Swedish comfort food (which may also have roots in Istanbul), our meatballs are formed from ground turkey for lean protein and B vitamins, and are smothered in a Worcestershire-flavored buckwheat-flour sauce that lends a range of heart-healthy compounds.Learn more - Wednesday Dinner | Colombia
Ajiaco Colombiano
Derived from a dish that was introduced to us by a friend from Bogotá, our vitamin-rich recipe for this Colombian soup features free-range chicken, potato medallions, spinach, corn, and guascas simmered in an immunity-boosting broth.Learn more
Origins Menu
This menu includes an Ikarian-inspired aubergine-and-halloumi bake that was developed according to nutritional wisdom from Blue Zones—parts of the world where people have uncommonly long life spans and low rates of chronic disease.
- Monday Lunch | Tibet
Tibetan Grain Bowl
Learn more - Monday Dinner | Malaysia
Kari Malay
High in protein, antioxidants, fiber, and vitamin C, our take on Malaysian curry makes use of locally caught haddock. The fish is marinated in an aromatic spice blend with Indian, Arab, and Chinese influences, then bathed in a flavorful curry sauce made with coconut milk, cumin, and mustard seeds.Learn more - Tuesday Lunch | Greece
The Ikarian Lunch
Inspired by a recipe from the Greek island of Ikaria—a Blue Zone, where people routinely live into their nineties—this comforting bake of polyphenol-rich eggplant and high-tryptophan halloumi cheese makes for a vegetarian lunch with blood-sugar-regulating and stress-relieving properties.Learn more - Tuesday Dinner | Iran
The Nowruz Āsh
Our gluten- and dairy-free interpretation of this thick bean soup, which is traditionally eaten on Nowruz, the Persian New Year, includes cannellini beans and green lentils for protein, fiber, and B vitamins, plus spinach and herbs like cilantro, parsley, dill, and mint for an increased phytochemical profile.Learn more - Wednesday Lunch | Mexico
Las Enchiladas Enamoradas
Dressed-up tortillas have Mayan roots that date back 4,000 years. Our contemporary take on enchiladas sees gluten-free corn tortillas filled with peppery free-range chicken, potassium-rich delicata squash, and flavonoid-high black beans. A spicy adobo-tomato sauce is then poured on top.Learn more - Wednesday Dinner | Vietnam
The Resistance Pho & The Acceptance Roll
Our vegan version of traditional pho, a soup symbolic of Vietnamese national pride, features gluten-free rice noodles, high-protein tofu, and potassium-rich mushrooms simmered in an aromatic broth of vegetable stock, cinnamon, star anise, clove, and coriander.Learn more
Traditions Menu
A mostly vegetarian menu that comprises a detoxifying, mushroom-based soup that adheres to the dietary principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Syrian-inspired stuffed mushrooms for a selenium boost; and gluten-free Singaporean street noodles tossed with a bouquet of nutrient-rich vegetables.
- Monday Lunch | North America
Americana Salad
This seven-layer salad, featuring smoked trout, is Laroot World’s California-fied answer to one of the most traditional of Southern American dishes. Our salad recipe contains a kaleidoscope of raw, farm-fresh vegetables that, according to Ayurvedic and TCM principles, are best consumed during the day.Learn more - Monday Dinner | China
The TCM Soup
The dish that best captures our conformance to Traditional Chinese Medicine, our herbal soup of Shaoxing wine, shiitake and beech mushrooms, Chinese yam, lily bulbs, ginseng, and goji berries has all the makings for an immunity-boosting, hormone-balancing lunch.Learn more - Tuesday Lunch | Syria
The Syrian Shrooms
Inspired by traditional Syrian recipes for mahshi (stuffed vegetables), these thick portobello caps, rich in selenium and antioxidants, are stuffed with a tangy, garlicky blend of shallot, leek, feta, and quinoa, a fiber-rich alternative to rice.Learn more - Tuesday Dinner | Spain
Olla Podrida
Learn more - Wednesday Lunch | Poland
The Village Golabki
Our vegan interpretation of stuffed cabbage, a Polish heritage dish with Ashkenazi roots, uses a filling of paprika-spiced lentils and sweet potato as a meat alternative.Learn more - Wednesday Dinner | South Africa
South African Curry
Echoing the complex multicultural influences of South African cuisine, this high-antioxidant curry of braised tomatoes and potatoes is bathed in a richly seasoned sauce of garlic, clove, turmeric, ginger, mango chutney, Fresno chile, and cilantro.Learn more
Gratitude Menu
A thoughtful collection of six dishes inspired by global culinary traditions. Transport yourself to the Côte d'Azur with our French Riviera fish dish; savor the aromatic and comforting Tom Khan soup, and enjoy the wellness-focused Americana Salad. This menu also features the hearty Mali Mafé, lean Akvavit Meatballs, and the vibrant, plant-based Kung Pao Wow. Each dish is designed to nourish and delight your body and soul.
- Monday Lunch | Greece
Shopska Maroulosalata
Rich in protein, calcium, and vitamins, Laroot’s version of the Balkan shopska salad is an interplay of tomato, onion, fresh greens, piquant herbs, tangy feta cheese, and, for flexitarians, roasted chicken. Free of the spices we typically love to use, this salad serves as something of a midday palate cleanser.Learn more - Monday Dinner | South East Asia- Thailand
The Tom Khan
Our tom kha gai brims with all the comfort, flavor, and aromatic spices you’d expect from a classic Thai soup. This chicken-and-vegetable version is also lean and oh-so-nutritious. Fragrant galangal, kaffir lime, garlic, and ginger bring anti-inflammatory and immune support, while coconut milk lends a satiating creaminess.Learn more - Tuesday Dinner | West Africa- Senegal
Mali Mafé & Black Eyed Peas
Mafé is a traditional West African nut stew that originated in Mali. Our version infuses fresh vegetables with an array of immunosupportive herbs and spices, with its nutty creaminess deriving from nonallergenic sunflower-seed butter. A side of black-eyed peas seasoned with bay leaf, parsley, chive, cilantro, and shallot boosts the meal’s protein, vitamin, and antioxidant content.Learn more - Wednesday Dinner | Southwest China
Kung Pao Wow
Packed with beta-carotene, Laroot’s plant-based, sweet-potato version of this southwest Chinese dish contains sweet ground peanuts, Sichuan pepper, Chinese five spice, fresh lime, and fermented black beans. Stir-fried celery and long beans supply crunchiness as well as vitamins. We sprinkle our Kung Pao with low-GI agave cashews and calcium-rich black sesame seeds.Learn more
Foundations Menu
A savory three-day journey that transports from the Spanish Middle Ages with salmon escabeche, stops in Ethiopia for a collard-green salad with teff grain, and ends on the Korean Peninsula with an antioxidant carrot soup.
- Monday Lunch | Spain
Flamenco Escabeche
Rich in protein, omega-3s, and probiotics, this dish of vinegar-marinated salmon and seasonal vegetables was first popularized during the Spanish Middle Ages.Learn more - Monday Dinner | Ukraine
Ukrainian Borscht
With roots in 14th-century Ukraine, our ruby-red beetroot soup teems with fiber and folate, and imparts subtle tanginess and sourness from organic beef-bone broth.Learn more - Tuesday Dinner | Indigenous America
The Three Sisters
A good many Native American tribes subsisted on a sacred trio of crops—corn, beans, and squash, known as “The Three Sisters”—that were planted together to grow synergistically. Our protein- and vitamin-rich stew incorporates these crops as well as local, seasonal vegetables and antibacterial spices like turmeric and Aleppo.Learn more - Tuesday Lunch | Ethiopia
Princess of Addis Ababa
This collard-green salad with kale, cherry tomato, and roasted squash gets boosts of protein, calcium, and iron from teff, a super grain native to Ethiopia.Learn more - Wednesday Lunch | Jamaica
The Kingston
Born from a unification of African and Taíno culinary techniques, "jerk" traditionally refers to spicy, slow-smoked meat that has been seasoned with a marinade including, but not limited to, Scotch bonnet peppers, allspice, garlic, and vinegar.Learn more - Wednesday Dinner | South Korea
The KC
This naturally sweet soup with notes of ginger and orange harnesses the antioxidant power of cooked Korean carrots, which have a higher bioavailability of beta-carotene than raw ones.Learn more