Too busy for lunch? This book is here to help. With over 50 quick and simple lunches to eat at home or on the go, you won't be skipping lunch anymore. From soups and salads, to sandwiches, wraps and hot food too, there'll be plenty to keep you inspired.
Welcome
MIDDAY masterpieces • Fed up with the same old lunch? We’ve got some delicious recipe ideas and useful tips to help make lunchtimes more exciting with very little effort
SOUPS
Red lentil soup • This hearty soup is surprisingly filling and perfect for a low-calorie lunch
Pea and ham soup • Peas are a good source of vitamin C, and also contain fibre, folate and phosphorus
Quick carrot soup • A speedy and easy dish that’s full of goodness
Tuscan bean and pasta soup • The spoon of pesto adds a freshness to this minestrone-style soup
Prawn and coconut noodle soup • This is the perfect combination of low cal and comforting
Cheat’s minestrone • A hearty main-meal soup in just 15 mins
Miso vegetable soup • Warming, aromatic and healthy – the perfect lunch
Chicken and barley soup • A deliciously light but filling soup, this is chock-full of goodness to boot!
Thai-style turkey and noodle soup • Can’t face another turkey sandwich? Spice it up with this easy soup
SALADS
Tuna, asparagus and radish • Adding hearty roast potatoes and vegetables to this fresh salad ensures it’s super filling and delicious
Grilled prawn and avocado salad • A Mexican-inspired chopped salad that uses tajin – the spice mix used on the rim of Margarita glasses
Club pasta salad • Turn your favourite sandwich into a filling salad with a few time-saving cheats
Spinach, lentil and smoked mackerel salad • This speedy spinach salad makes a great weekday lunch and is high in omega oils
Satay noodle salad • An easy peanut sauce and crispy rice noodles jazz up leftover turkey and common Christmas veg
Feta, almond and sweet potato • This warm bowl of goodness will boost your mood and keep you full
Kale and chicken Caesar salad • A retro favourite with a modern twist – guaranteed to please a crowd
Courgette, mint and goat’s cheese salad • Fresh, easy and delicious, this lovely cold dish could also be served warm – simply steam, blanch or griddle the courgette ribbons for a few minutes, then continue with the recipe
Chicken green goddess • Homemade dressings are easy to prepare and you can’t buy one that tastes as creamy and delicious as this
Cajun salmon cobb • Swapping chicken to salmon in this classic is a tasty way to get your oily fish quota
Beetroot and goat’s cheese salad • Home-pickled beetroot is much milder and sweeter than anything you can buy and is a perfect partner to goat’s cheese or feta
Chicken, roast potato and hazelnut salad • This is a healthier take on roast chicken – a hearty warm salad that won’t leave you feeling hungry later
Grilled halloumi salad • A delicious combination of puy lentils, freekeh and halloumi
Chicken BLT big bowl salad • Filling and super-tasty, this speedy salad is a main course on its own!
Couscous feta salad • This one-pot filling chicken and giant couscous meal is perfect served hot or cold. Or, make it ahead for dinner and use the leftovers to make a couscous feta salad for lunch
Chilled noodles with prawns, mango and yuzu • Yuzu is an East Asian citrus fruit that you buy as a juice – it’s a bit like lime juice crossed with something floral!
Nutty asparagus quinoa • Salads don’t have to be boring; there are so many wonderful flavours and textures in this one
Spiced aubergine and courgette tabbouleh • Tabbouleh is a traditional Lebanese salad...