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Quick and tasty vegetarian lunches
Hi ladies. I mostly lurk here for some good recipes and am in the process of getting better at cooking/baking so that I can update my blog with delicious recipes and pictures. My husband and I recently went to a 90% vegetarian diet and have been mostly successful. Our main problem we keep running into though is vegetarian lunches. We love salads but end up in a salad rut so often. When we were mainly meat eaters, we brought sandwiches a lot to work - not usually just plain jane sandwiches either, they were usually decked out. We're not super interested in getting "meat substitutes" or leftovers everyday for lunches either. I know it sounds very specific but I'm hoping you have some ideas for us - blogs, websites, books, etc.
Thanks!
Re: Quick and tasty vegetarian lunches
Deviled Egg Salad Sandwiches
Roasted Red Pepper Spread Sandwiches
Asian Green Bean Salad
Spelt Salad with White Beans and Artichokes
Creamy Avocado and White Bean Wrap
Sandwiches with roasted veggies!
Also, look into grain salads--cold rice, quinoa, barley, pasta, bean, or whatever salads often times taste better after they've sat a couple days, so they're great for lunches. Plus, no need to re-heat.
I do lots of wraps with avocados, hummus, lettuce, peppers. What about pita pizzas with veggies....almond butter and bannnana sand are my fav lazy go to....
I agree with the pp about the cold salads.
http://www.canadianliving.com/food/curried_lentil_wild_rice_and_orzo_salad.php
That is a really great salad that is easy to make and tastes better the next day:)
Also if you google "rebar peanut sauce" that really turns quinoa salad into something amazing. GL!
Vegetarian Moo Shu
Also, this heats up REALLY well for lunch and it's so yummy
. And it's one of my favorite nestie/bumpie's blogs so there's that. Also, my kid loves it. Even the broccoli.
Warm Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad
Sicilian Artichoke Pie
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I am not vegetarian but don't eat meat for a lot of meals, I make a lot of grain and veggies salads.
Quinoa and Spinach Salad with Smoked Paprika Vinaigrette
Black Bean and Mango Salad
Spring Orzo Salad
I make a lot of salads with grains and beans. I also frequently bring almonds, hard boiled eggs, pb&j, cheese, and hummus. Angela liddon's vegan blog oh she glows had good salad ideas.
Today I had lentil salad (lentils, cucumber, tomato, pepper in Dijon, red wine vinaigrette and olive oil dressing), hard boiled eggs and fruit. Toasted chickpeas are good too.