Hey y'all
Lately I've been pretty good about making a whole big batch of something on Sundays for my husband and I to eat for lunches during the week. Everything I've made lately has been fairly unique, healthy, economical, and delicious so I thought I'd share in case you were looking for lunch ideas.
This week: quinoa and black bean salad with yellow bell peppers, roasted sweet potato, and chili lime cilantro drizzle (pinterest)
last week: French lentil, black olive, and mint salad with red bell peppers, feta, and sliced chicken breast (america's test kitchen)
week before: south american quinoa and vegetable stew with a poached egg, avocado, and feta (america's test kitchen)
week before that: farro casserole with roasted broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, and extra old cheddar (america's test kitchen)
Next week I think I'll try the recipe I have for wild rice, walnut, cranberry, and feta pilaf.
Make ahead lunches
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These look great Rosie!
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I rely on the hospital's cafeteria for my lunches. I'm not a leftovers fan, and I don't care for sandwiches.
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Way too healthy
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Sounds great! Will have to try them. I'm a bit over my boring salads.
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Does this look like the first one? I love black beans and sweet potatoes, that sounds good! I can imagine breaking a fried egg over it too, yum. https://www.wellplated.com/sweet-potato ... ean-salad/
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Nice ideas! Too many carbs for me though.
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goneriding - here's the exact one I made:
https://www.spoonfulofflavor.com/2015/0 ... noa-bowls/
I also added chopped yellow bell peppers to it and mixed a few extra things in with the quinoa:
minced shallots
dijon mustard
chopped parsely
fresh cilantro
chili powder
cumin
https://www.spoonfulofflavor.com/2015/0 ... noa-bowls/
I also added chopped yellow bell peppers to it and mixed a few extra things in with the quinoa:
minced shallots
dijon mustard
chopped parsely
fresh cilantro
chili powder
cumin
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Thanks!
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Thanks to Rosie's reminder, I made a millet-sweet potato-kale side salad last night to go with some pesto-crusted salmon. I should make more grain salads--they are great leftovers!
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LeoApp wrote:Nice ideas! Too many carbs for me though.
I like to do a tuna salad with lots of pickled things, bell peppers, celery and green onions. Lentils if you do some carbs.
One I haven't done in too long is curried egg salad. I see it in my future though, as I have seven hens and collected 16 eggs over the last few days. Shovel it onto celery sticks or bell pepper slices, or into lettuce leaves. Yum.
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What do you add to your hard boiled eggs for the curried egg salad?
That sounds good
That sounds good
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WheresMyWhite wrote:What do you add to your hard boiled eggs for the curried egg salad?
That sounds good
I usually use homemade garlic mayo, yellow curry powder, celery, cayenne, green onions, and usually some raisins or chutney. Full-fat yogurt can work in place of the mayo too.
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