Quick but exciting lunch ideas

[Bubbinsmakesthree]

DH and I are home for weekday lunches and though we haven’t got time to faff in the kitchen it’s a chance to eat something more adventurous now the DC are at school (we eat with them for most dinners and they’re pretty fussy).

So far we’ve had:
-avocado toast
-shakshuka (I made a big batch of the tomato base so just need to add eggs)
-salad with beetroot, walnuts and blue cheese

All new ideas gratefully received!

[BrieAndChilli]

M&S gastro pub funny middle scotch eggs. Warmed in oven with some chips and salad.

Spanish tortilla with salad

Soup and crusty bread - something like olive bread

Falafel, houmous and spinach wrap

Half and cheese toastie

Baked Camembert

Couscous salad

[Blondie1984]

Omelette
Frittata
Caprese salad
Tuna nicoise
Omelettes
Ham and cheese toasted croissants
Croque madame
Peach and prosciutto salad
Pancakes

[Ricekrispie22]

Pastrami, pickle and mustard bagels
Mozzarella, tomato and pesto toasted sandwich
Smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel
Eggs Benedict
Falafel in pitta bread
Sesame chicken noodles www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sesame-chicken-noodles
Rice salad www.tilda.com/eat-well/recipes/summery-rice-salad-with-feta-olives/
Couscous salad www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/courgette-couscous-salad-tahini-dressing

[Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g]

Italian tuna and bean salad with some good bread and maybe extra salad on the side. I do it from memory but it's something like the recipe linked below. I use cannellini beans, and I add spring onions rather than shallot. Thinly sliced or chopped red onion would look pretty too. Plenty of parsley, salt, pepper and lemon juice. I use tuna tinned in olive oil, which provides most of the oil needed.

allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/28925/fagioli-toscanelli-con-tonno--white-bean-tuna-salad-.aspx

[sausagepastapot]

Its a bit neanderthal but take a tortilla wrap and put in whatever flat(!) fillings you can, fold it up and in half and toast it. After a few minutes 'undo' it and put it back in for another 2 minutes. Easy, crispy, warm tortilla wrap. Just be careful the fillings don't fall into the toaster...!

[WhereShallWeGo]

A great thread! Following...
(sorry nothing to contribute)

[Mominatrix]

Many lunches in this household are based on using up leftovers as I purposefully overcater dinner.

Eg, from leftover pasta with meatballs, I make meatball sub sandwiches. I also make more rice than needed to make fried rice for lunch. Leftover chilli is used to make nachos, leftover fish and potatoes are used to make fish cakes, etc.

[tellmewhentheLangshiplandscoz]

Sausage I do that but dry fried in a pan, with a can of soup to press it down.

[TinklyLittleLaugh]

Sausage I love those toaster quesadillas.

[AtleastitsnotMonday]

Today’s we had prawn skewers done in the George Foreman with a mango and chilli salad, it was delicious!

[violetbunny]

Regular quesadillas are also nice, I often have wholemeal tortillas with refried beans, cheese, salsa and any other bits I've got in the fridge (e.g. leftover chicken). I just toast them in a frying pan.

Homemade pizza buns - bread rolls with pizza sauce, cheese and any other bits I have in the fridge (chopped onion, ham, tomato etc) toasted in the oven

Omelettes

Frittata - another great way to use up leftover veg, I make a large one and eat for a couple of days for lunch

Soup made in the slow cooker (very little effort needed...!)

[violetbunny]

Oh I forgot pasta salad! Penne pasta, with Italian salad dressing, rocket or fresh baby spinach, olives, peppers, salami or ham, etc

[Bubbinsmakesthree]

Yum! Some great ideas here. I like the prawn and mango salad idea (though I might be able to persuade the kids to eat that without chilli so might save it as a dinner idea). We do quesadillas regularly with the kids (plain cheese and refried beans for the kids, I add things like tomato, avocado, coriander and some taco seasoning for us).

I’ve got a spicy butternut squash soup cooking in the instant pot today.

[Etihad]

Useful thread. Did amuse me I got an advert for Gaviscon in the middle of it though

[AriettyHomily]

Frittata
Haloumi wraps
Greek salad
croque monsieur