Two arepas sandwiched with salmon rillettes, cucumber and dill

Salmon Rillettes Arepa — Gluten-Free French Lunchbox

September 02, 2026

Category: Lunchbox Ideas  |  Ready in 10 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 3 oz cooked salmon, flaked
  • 2 oz smoked salmon, chopped
  • 3 tbsp softened butter (or creme fraiche)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/3 cucumber, sliced

How to Make It

  1. Mash the cooked and smoked salmon with the butter, lemon juice and a pinch of pepper into a coarse spread.
  2. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  3. Spread the rillettes thickly on one arepa.
  4. Layer cucumber slices and dill on top.
  5. Close with the second arepa, press gently, wrap in paper.

About This Recipe

Rillettes are a French potted-meat spread, traditionally pork but often made with salmon — flaked fish blended with fat and lemon until spreadable. It's rich, cohesive and made to be eaten cold.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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