Cold lunches

[mkopc167]

I don't have a microwave at work and am getting bored of sandwiches or resorting to Pot Noodles to break it up a little bit. Does anybody have any suggestions on cold lunches for work that are relatively easy to knock up of a morning?

Thanks
Mike

[BatleyBoy]

Last nights curry.

[condor]

a beer?

[muppetdave]

Tuna nicoise salad?

[klimakool]

i have cereal at lunch times, hardest bit is remembering to have fresh milk

[sherman]

Salad
Cold pasta
last nights pizza
last nights pie
Tortilla Wraps
Pitta breads
Bagels

[spikeyhead]

If I take in a cold lunch, it's a packet of savoury biscuits or crackers, some ham, chorizo, sliced meat etc. Far prefer that to sarnies.

And cake, lunch isn't right without cake.

[Pferdestarke]

Make a large batch of cous cous with chicken, veg, fresh herbs and spices - it'll last three or four days in the fridge and goes well with a dollop of natural yoghurt or some chilli sauce

[ambuletz]

kisir. its a gorgeous turkish dish. surprisingly filling. I suppose you could eat this with some cold meats, like pastry or pie or whatever

[Mobile Chicane]

Pferdestarke said:

Make a large batch of cous cous with chicken, veg, fresh herbs and spices - it'll last three or four days in the fridge and goes well with a dollop of natural yoghurt or some chilli sauce

This I think.

You can add anything to it. My favourites include:

- frazzled chorizo
- roasted peppers
- grilled tomatoes
- roasted onions / garlic
- roasted squash / sweet potatoes
- preserved lemons
- chick peas
- chopped flat-leaved parsley
- fresh mint
- fresh coriander
- chopped chillies
- meatballs
- falafel
- chopped dates
- chopped dried apricots
- toasted pine nuts
- toasted almonds
- sultanas
- a waft of cinnamon
- harissa sauce
- pomegranate seeds
- hoummous...

[yorky500]

Mobile Chicane said:

Pferdestarke said:

Make a large batch of cous cous with chicken, veg, fresh herbs and spices - it'll last three or four days in the fridge and goes well with a dollop of natural yoghurt or some chilli sauce

This I think.

You can add anything to it. My favourites include:

- frazzled chorizo
- roasted peppers
- grilled tomatoes
- roasted onions / garlic
- roasted squash / sweet potatoes
- preserved lemons
- chick peas
- chopped flat-leaved parsley
- fresh mint
- fresh coriander
- chopped chillies
- meatballs
- falafel
- chopped dates
- chopped dried apricots
- toasted pine nuts
- toasted almonds
- sultanas
- a waft of cinnamon
- harissa sauce
- pomegranate seeds
- hoummous...

You could do something similar with various pasta - just add various ingredients in the morning.

[PlainSpain]

Ploughmans Lunch?

Few slices of mature cheese, pickle, pickled onions and a crusty bread with butter, oh, and even a pork pie too?

[AndyAudi]

I kept nice oils (various infusions) & balsamic in my desk drawer. Used to stop off on the way to work to pick up fresh bread rolls. That with a nice cup of tea kept me going and was certainly simple.
Sometimes I brought in cheese, cold meats, smoked fish if there was in the fridge but more often than not it was just a couple of little ciabatta's or similar.

(Only problem was the smell of fresh bread made me hungry so only about half of it actually made it into work)

[zakelwe]

mkopc167 said:

I don't have a microwave at work and am getting bored of sandwiches or resorting to Pot Noodles to break it up a little bit. Does anybody have any suggestions on cold lunches for work that are relatively easy to knock up of a morning?

Thanks
Mike

Pot noodle to break it up for a bit?

I'd recommend we burn you on the fire so you go to hell for all eternity, but considering you don't want to do that -

1 x maple syrup
Some sliced apples
Some creme freche
Some brown sugar

No more words needed, and a nice pudding for your Pot Noodle.

Andy

[zakelwe]

Mobile Chicane said:

Pferdestarke said:

Make a large batch of cous cous with chicken, veg, fresh herbs and spices - it'll last three or four days in the fridge and goes well with a dollop of natural yoghurt or some chilli sauce

This I think.

You can add anything to it. My favourites include:

- frazzled chorizo
- roasted peppers
- grilled tomatoes
- roasted onions / garlic
- roasted squash / sweet potatoes
- preserved lemons
- chick peas
- chopped flat-leaved parsley
- fresh mint
- fresh coriander
- chopped chillies
- meatballs
- falafel
- chopped dates
- chopped dried apricots
- toasted pine nuts
- toasted almonds
- sultanas
- a waft of cinnamon
- harissa sauce
- pomegranate seeds
- hoummous...

I'm sort of thinking the jump from a Pot Noodle to that might be something Bob Beamon might think twice about.

Andy

[21TonyK]

Quickest and easiest is to boil and chill a batch of pasta on a Sunday afternoon which you can keep in a box in the fridge all week. Then just buy two or three jars of pasta sauces or pestos and keep in the fridge at work.

Each morning fill a lunch box with cold pasta and add the sauce at work so it doesn't get soggy. Add salad, tuna, olives, feta cheese etc at home as you feel like it.

[mkopc167]

Thanks for the suggestions so far.

By the way, a pot noodle once in a while never hurt anybody did it