40 Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes
You’ll LOVE this Skinny Mezcal Margarita featured in my gluten free Cinco de Mayo Recipes round-up! Get the recipe + 39 more of the most delicious Mexican-inspired appetizers, drinks, desserts & everything in between.
Let’s have a fiesta!
I’ll bring the Skinny Mezcal Margaritas.
My food blogging friends are bringing their favorite Mexican-inspired healthy, gluten-free Cinco de Mayo recipes.
And you need to show up and bring your heartiest appetite. And maybe your dancing shoes!
Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!
40 Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Note: All recipes are naturally gluten-free or have gluten-free {GF} substitutions noted. {V} designates vegan recipes, and {Veg} designates vegetarian recipes. Enjoy!
Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Drinks
- Skinny Grapefruit Jalapeno Mezcal Margarita ~ (recipe in photo above) I created this recipe on a whim with Mezcal that I brought back from my trip to Oaxaca. It is seriously one of my favorite margaritas, & super easy to make!
- Sangria {with Something Special}
- Frozen Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Strawberry Mint Margarita Cinco de Mayo Appetizers
- Healthy Queso Dip w/ Broccoli, Bell Peppers, & Parmesan Cheese (above)
- 5-Minute Guacamole
- Cucumber Mango Salsa
- Black Bean Guacamole
- Fully Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos~
- Healthy and Flavorful Guacamole
- Tomatillo Salsa Verde
- Garlicky Guacamole
- Seven Layer Taco Dip
- Halibut Ceviche
Main Dishes
- Easy Vegetarian Enchiladas (above)
- Crunchy Lentil Tacos with Avocado Feta Guacamole
- Chicken Mexicano with Nectarine Avocado Salsa
- Migas with Fresh Pico de Gallo
- Shrimp Tacos with Tomato-Raspberry Salsa
- Veggie Chilli
- Avocado Black Bean Burgers
- Mexican Chicken and Quinoa Casserole
- Savory Vegetable Quesadillas
- Chipotle Tempeh & Cauliflower Rice Bowl w/ Kale Guacamole
- Glazed Salmon Tacos w/ Grapefruit Avocado Salsa
- Enchilada Casserole
- Savory Pumpkin Lentil Tacos
- Skillet Tamale Pie
- Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Chicken
- Baked Enchilada Pasta
Gluten Free Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Sides, Salads, & Soup
It wouldn’t be a Cinco de Mayo recipes round-up without the World’s Best Crockpot Refried Beans!
- Eat the Rainbow Black Beans & Quinoa Salad Recipe
- Mexican Rice
- Vegan Nacho Salad
- World’s Best Crock Pot Refried Beans
- 5 Minute Homemade Gazpacho
Cinco de Mayo Desserts
- Tequila Sunrise Sorbet
- Mexican Chocolate Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- Gluten-Free Tres Leches Cake
- Gluten-Free Margarita Cheesecake
- Black Bean Walnut Brownies
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Fun round-up! Thanks so much for sharing my Frozen Mexican Hot Chocolate! It reminded me that I needed to update those pictures… haha!
Thanks! Happy to share you Frozen Mexican Hot Chocolate~it sounds so yummy! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
This looks fabulous! I LOVE these flavours, and it looks like I have a bunch new recipes to try now! Thanks so much for including me too, I appreciate it.
I could eat Mexican /Tex-Mex every single day. Love this round up. Thanks for including me!
After an incredibly busy week, I want your pitcher of margaritas! Great round up!
Wow what a roundup! Where to start? With your skinny margarita of course! Well, in August after this baby arrives :). Pinning these fab recipes!
This is an awesome collection of recipes! Looking forward to trying some of them.
Such an awesome round-up of recipes! I especially love the cocktails. I’m SUCH a margarita fan— fanatic that is 😉
Yum!! These all look amazing! I will definitely be trying some of these for Cinco de Mayo 🙂
Thanks so much Katie! I hope you have a delicious celebration 🙂
What a fun roundup of Cinco de Mayo recipes to celebrate with! Love your skinny margarita.
Thanks Jeanette! I had lots of fun taste testing 🙂
Such a fabulous roundup. Now I just need at least a month-long Cinco de Mayo celebration to try out all these festive recipes!! Thanks for including my Chicken Mexicano 😉
Thanks Jessica! And, thanks so much for sharing your yummy Chicken Mexicano recipe! I am drooling over that nectarine avocado salsa. Yum!!!
Impressive roundup. So many amazing things to peruse, such a great resource! Thank you for including my tamale pie!
Thanks so much Tessa! I can’t wait to make your tamale pie-it looks amazing!!