Gluten-Free Guide to Committee: Your Greek Menu Deep Dive

If you’re dining out with dietary restrictions, navigating a menu can feel like a chore. Thankfully, the vibrant, naturally fresh focus of Greek and Mediterranean cuisine offers a wealth of incredible options. At Committee Ouzeri + Bar in Boston, you don’t have to sacrifice flavor to eat gluten-free. This comprehensive guide breaks down the Committee menu.

IMPORTANT GLUTEN-FREE DINING NOTE

Many traditional Greek dishes and meze items come with accompaniments such as pita, sourdough, couscous, brioche, or phyllo, all of which contain gluten. The good news is that most dishes can be easily made GF by requesting the removal of these components or a safe substitution (like fresh crudité instead of pita).

Always confirm your order with your server. Specifically inquire about sauces (which can be thickened with flour), marinades (which sometimes contain gluten), and whether fried items (like calamari) are cooked in a fryer that also cooks non-GF foods, which is critical to avoid cross-contamination for those with Celiac Disease.

Gluten-Free Dinner Options in the Seaport 

The dinner menu offers an array of naturally GF seafood, meat, and vegetable meze (small plates) and entrées.

Likely Gluten-Free As-Is

These items generally do not contain gluten ingredients, but always confirm preparation:

• Marinated Olives: A simple, naturally gluten-free meze.
• Horiatiki: The classic Greek village salad (tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, burrata) – a GF staple.
• Octopus: Served with vegetables and zhoug; no gluten elements are typically listed in this preparation.
• Mussels: Paired with parsnip & pear purée. Crucial Check: Confirm that no flour is used to thicken the purée or sauce.
• Halibut: Usually GF unless the accompanying sauce is flour-thickened; be sure to confirm the sauce ingredients.
• Branzino: Fish plus seasonal vegetables; no gluten listed.
• Roasted Carrots: With honey, cider, and pistachio dukkah. Crucial Check: Verify all ingredients in the dukkah mixture, as some spice blends may contain trace amounts of gluten.
• Blistered Shishito Peppers: This vegetable preparation appears to be naturally GF.
• Lamb Chops: Generally a safe, naturally GF choice.
• New York Strip Steak: GF unless a marinade or sauce contains gluten. When in doubt, request it plain or with a GF-confirmed oil-and-spice rub.

Gluten-Free Lunch Options in the Seaport 

The lunch menu, featuring meze and salads, also offers excellent GF options with a few modifications.

Likely Gluten-Free Starters (GF or Modifiable)

• Marinated Olives: A safe start.
• Horiatiki: Always a great GF salad choice.
• Tuna: Request to remove the pita chips to make this dish GF.
• Roasted Carrots: As with dinner, verify the dukkah ingredients.
• Crispy Artichoke: Crucial Check: This is likely breaded and fried, so it is often not GF. Always confirm if a non-flour coating is used and if it is cooked in a dedicated fryer.

Salads (GF / Modifiable)

• Greek Cobb Salad: Crucial Check: Ask for no crispy shallots and confirm that the dressing is certified GF.
• Caesar Salad: Request no pita croutons and confirm the dressing is GF.

Visit Committee in the Seaport for Gluten-Free Dish Options

Are you gluten-free and have been dying for some authentic Greek food that fits your diet? By following this guide and communicating clearly with your server, you can confidently enjoy the authentic, fresh flavors of Greece at Committee Boston. Visit Committee Ouzeri and Bar in Boston, MA, to try our delicious Greek cuisine and craft cocktails, all made in-house with fresh ingredients, for the best of Greece.