Lunches
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Hummus Lunch
Hummus is a wonderfully nutritious food and the flavours you can create are endless! Make big batches over the weekend and use all week long! 
Ingredients:
1 Can - 15-ounce (425 grams) - chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans
1/4 C (59 ml) - fresh lemon juice, about 1 large lemon 1/4 C (59 ml) - well-stirred tahini Half of a large garlic clove, minced 2 TB - olive oil, plus more for serving 1/2 - 1 tsp - kosher salt, depending on taste 1/2 tsp - ground cumin 2 - 3 TB - water Dash of ground paprika for serving METHOD Combine tahini and lemon juice. Mix for 1 minute. Clean sides and bottom of bowl then mix for 30 seconds. This helps make the hummus smooth and creamy. Add the olive oil, minced garlic, cumin and the salt to the whipped tahini and lemon juice mixture. Mix for 30 seconds, scrape sides and bottom of bowl then mix another 30 seconds. Drain chickpeas, then rinse well with water. Add half of the chickpeas to the mixture and blend for 1 minute. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl, add remaining chickpeas and mix for 1 to 2 minutes or until thick and quite smooth. NOTE: If the hummus is too thick or has chickpea chunks then turn on mixer and slowly add 2 to 3 tablespoons of water until the consistency is perfect. Hummus Variations!
Grilled Tomoato Soup
Soups are great, make them the night before and have for dinner, then Wa-Lah, lunch is already made for tomorrow! 
Ingredients
5-6 Tomatoes
1/2 Onion 1 - Garlic Cloves Olive Oil Fresh Basil Salt & Pepper Cut up tomatoes, onion. Add garlic, salt, and pepper and any seasonings you want to add to the top of the tomatoes. Drizzle olive oil over the tomatoes and roast them 30-40 mins.
Blend in a blender until smooth. Ready to serve immediately. PERSONAL TASTE: I love Cumin...yes, I am guitly! Give it a try....I dare you! Chicken Curry Soup Soups are great, make them the night before and have for dinner, then Wa-Lah, lunch is already made for tomorrow! 
Ingredients:
1 Diced Onion
1 Diced Potato 1C Diced Carrots 1/2C Diced Celery SAUTE the above in 3 T butter Add: 3T Curry powder 1t Tumeric COOK 1 minute Add and bring to boil: 1 3/4C Coconut Milk 2C Chicken Broth 1 Can Diced Tomatoes REDUCE heat & simmer 20 mins Add: 2C Cooked Shredded Chicken 1/2C Shredded Coconut 1/4C Freshkly minced Cilantro COOK 5 mins - salt to taste |
Wraps
Ingredients:
Tortillas
Buy them for follow directions for delicious recipes! Chicken
Roast/grill your favorite cut of chicken - prepare enough for 3 lunches thoughout week Season chicken as you prefer PERSONAL TASTE: I love Moraccan Seasonings found at Wild Earth Organics Fallafel
Pick up some fallafels at ........or make them like this: ...... Add: Lettuce Shredded carrots Hummus Tzatziki (Either Homemade or store bought) Avocado Mayo/Aoli The Sandwich
Veggie Sandie - Great for Summer
Avocado Lettuce Tomotoe Mayo/Aoli Salt/Pepper Seasonings of choice - (I love Cumin!) Tuna and Olive/Sesame Oil Tuna Prep: 1 Can Tuna drained Olive Oil - add to reach desired tuna consistency Sesame Oil - 1/2 tsp Salt/Pepper Fresh/dried Dill to taste Lettuce Roast Veggie Sandie Red Capsicum - 1 Yellow Capsicum - 1 Yellow Onion - 1/2 Asparagus - 6 stocks Yellow Courgette - 5 slices Garlic - 5 cloves Method: Cut Capsicum into Quarters, Onions into rings, add asparagus, and cloves or garlic, and Olive Oil into a roasting pan for the oven. Leave in the oven at 250 C for 30 mins. Remove from pan and separate Garlic into a bowl and combine some of the olive oil in the pan to the garlic then mash galic and oil into a paste, add spices as you desire! Use as a spread on the bread. Add Spinach leaf, even try Hummus...YUMMMM! PERSONAL TASTE:
Try on Ciabatta bread and add a slice of cheese...Its wonderful! |
Snacks
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Energy Balls
1/2C Almonds
Pulse in a food processor til roughly chopped Add: 15 Dates, pitted and roughly chopped 1/3C Shredded unsweetened Coconut 1T Coconut Oil 1/2T Cocoa Powder Pinch o' Salt 1T Water Turn on Food Processor til thoroughly mixed Then spoon out and ball Roll in more rough Coconut Place in fridge to firm |
Apples & Peanut Butter
1 Apple
1/2C Peanut Butter When ready to eat, cut Apple into 1/8ths use knife to dress apples with PB...ENJOY (don't like peanut butter, try with cheese instead, the sharper the better!) |
Healthy Lunches & Snacks
For you and your family!
For you and your family!