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4/8/2020 0 Comments

Easy Lunch Recipe Ideas to Make at Home

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Running out of lunch ideas? We feel you! Coming up with different lunch ideas can sometimes be a challenge. Ditch the dinner leftovers and those store-bought salads and check out these easy lunch recipe ideas from some of our alum chefs! 

Filled Squash – Chef Seamus Mullen

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Ingredients:
  • 4-6 Squashes
  • Your choice of filling
Example: seaweeds, mushrooms, caramelized onions, rotated seeds, a good sheep’s feta
Directions:
  1. Cook the squash
  2. Hollow squash
  3. Scoop out the guts 
  4. Layer in your favorite finely chopped ingredients​

Check it out here.

“Tosta” de Avocado – Chef George Mendes

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Ingredients:
  • Heavily charred sourdough bread
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Lime
  • Sea salt
  • Rustic leaves of parsley and cilantro
  • Optional: add some tuna confit to it

Check it out here. 

Yucatan Bean Salad – Chef Stephanie Izard

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Ingredients:
  • 2 Tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 Tbsp of her sauce “This Little Goat went to Yucatan”
  • 2 cups mixed precooked beans (three different kinds of beans of your choice)
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • ½ red onion, small dice
  • ¼ cup pepitas toasted (pumpkin seeds)
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • Kosher salt
Directions:
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lime juice, and Yucatan sauce.
  2. Add the beans, tomatoes, red onion, pepitas, cilantro, and ½ tsp salt.
  3. Mix well to combine and season to taste with salt 

Check it out here.

Easy Homemade Chili – Chef Michelle Bernstein

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Ingredients:
  • Rancho Gordo Beans
  • 1-pound ground beef
  • 1 yellow onion
  • Green pepper minced
  • Garlic
  • Cumin
  • Chipotle powder
  • Cayenne
  • Smoked paprika
  • Tomato paste
  • Oregano
  • Canned tomatoes
  • Chilies
  • Chicken stock

Click here to see the step-by-step process. 

Warm Salad – Chef Teresa Montano

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Ingredients:
  • Sautéed rapini
  • Dandelion
  • Charred snap peas
  • Roasted peppers
  • Marinated onion
  • Marinated artichoke
  • Heirloom tomato
  • Fingerling potato
  • Boiled egg
  • Piparras
  • Parmesan
  • Boquerones
  • Dress with an anchovy and garlic dressing

Check it out here. 
Now is the perfect time to step up your lunch game after all! 
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