Gluten Free Lunch Ideas

[GoldenKiwi]

Hi

I'm trialling going GF for a while and need some inspiration for lunch as sandwiches are my staple!

Today I had a quinoa salad with feta, tomato and avocado which I really enjoyed.

What other lunches do you recommend, that are quick and easy to prepare? I would rather avoid using GF bread as it is so bloody expensive, so anything accidentally GF would be perfect.

I'm not clued up about gluten-free food, but if oatcakes are GF, hummus and oatcakes, plus some veg sticks?

Rice salad, bean salad, coleslaw (probably), cold meat, anything based on potato. Spanish omelette/tortilla.

Wraps made from maize with some sort of filling?

I've been making my own beetroot hummus (easy recipe using chickpeas, pickled beetroot with garlic lemon and tahini in the blender) and having a pile of roast veg on top...made enough for three days and it's lovely.

I use gf bread for my sandwiches

Mixed bean vinaigrette with tuna
Waldorf salad with smoked mackerel fillets
Salad Niçoise
Roast vegetables stuffed with rice
Stuffed vine leaves (use rice, tomatoes, olives, chickpeas etc)
Tomatoes filled with prawn cocktail
Chicken Caesar salad, leave out the croutons

rice, rice noodles, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, and lentils are all naturally gluten free, yet can add bulk to a meal and make it feel substantial. GF pasta is readily available, pretty good, and not too pricy.

Omelettes work well for a lunch if you have kitchen access.

This salad is delicious and very easily adaptable - but I think is already GF - I particularly enjoy the heat contrast of hot freshly cooked chicken and sweet potato against cold vegetables, but it is lovely cold too.

Rice noodle salad realfood.tesco.com/recipes/shredded-chicken-noodle-salad.html

Pesto rice salad www.john-west.co.uk/recipes/tasty-tuna-pesto-rice-salad/

Thank you for all the ideas and the links!

Which brand do you use?

I bought the Schar seeded loaf, which is delicious but absolutely tiny!

Frittata

Oooh now I really fancy a chicken Caesar salad

Frittata is one of my favourites and jacket potatoes (microwave followed by air fryer) cuts the cooking time down by loads!

I generally have leftovers from previous night main meals….

My DD has a small thermos pot that she takes pasta/rice/noodles to school/work. It's really useful as she doesn't really like sandwiches and GF bread isn't the best!

This is nice. I used to buy schar GF bread but far prefer this now.

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I think putting a bit of left over dinner in a tub the night before, with salad is usually the easiest solution for gf lunch. Chicken/fish/pork/roasted veg etc

I often use the sandwich filler type things, either bought if I'm short of time or more often I make my own with oatcakes

If I'm feeling elaborate I'll make a rice salad or salad with new potatoes and salmon/chicken