Healthy lunch recipes
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Healthy lunch recipes
Vietnamese turkey sandwich (banh mi)
This Vietnamese twist on a classic turkey sandwich is ready in 15 minutes, budget- friendly and makes the perfect lunchbox filler.
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Prawn recipes
Speedy prawn noodle soup
Throw together this speedy prawn noodle soup in just 15 mins. It's packed with veggies and a 6-minute egg for a quick and filling dinner.
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Mackerel recipes
Mackerel with potato hash
Mackerel is an underrated fish that's full of flavour and omega-3s, while being a sustainable option too. Buy at its freshest, when in season if you can
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Healthy lunch recipes
Fish finger kimchi rice with edamame and a fried egg
Make use of that reliable box of fish fingers in your freezer with this Korean-style kimchi rice dish. The kids will love it...so will you.
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Healthy soup recipes
Prawn, vegetable and quinoa broth
Following the 5:2 diet? Feel nourished on a fasting or lighter-eating day with this cheerful bowlful of quinoa, prawns and vegetables
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Healthy vegetarian recipes
Crispy Mexican tortilla rice bowl
Cooking for one needn't be a chore. This flavour-packed Mexican meal is on the table in just 20 minutes but tastes like it took much longer.
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Healthy salad recipes
Thai-style tuna and broccoli salad
A fresh, green and zingy tuna salad made with noodles that can easily be made in half an hour. If you like Thai food then you'll love this vibrant dish.
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Healthy soup recipes
Leek and potato soup
Make a big pot of this winter classic – leek and potato soup – and serve with fresh bread. Freeze half and enjoy the rest another day.
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Healthy lunch recipes
Curried chicken wraps
These tasty curried chicken wraps couldn't be easier to make. Just mix all the ingredients together, wrap up in tortillas and pop in a tupperware
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Healthy lunch recipes
Sourdough toast, mint adjika, labneh and plums
Olia Hercules' sourdough toast recipe uses ripe plums, labneh and mint adjika to create a vegetarian starter that's fit for any dinner party.
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Asparagus recipes
Grilled asparagus and parma ham on toast
For a quick, easy starter or a light summer lunch, top ciabatta toast with crispy parma ham, grilled asparagus and honey-drizzled feta.
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Healthy salad recipes
Quinoa salad with feta, pea and mint
Laura Herring's quick quinoa salad with feta and mint from The Fast Days Cookbook is low in calories, for fast days on the 5:2 diet
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Goat's cheese recipes
Roast grape & goat’s cheese toasts
If you haven't tried roasted grapes yet, you're in for a treat. We've combined them with goat's cheese, thyme and honey to make the ultimate quick lunch.
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Lower-calorie mains
Healthy nasi goreng
Donal Skehan's healthy recipe for the classic Indonesian dish nasi goreng is made with cauliflower rice for a big dose of vitamin C.
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Diabetes-friendly recipes
Paneer and roasted beet salad
Hearty beetroot and fried paneer give this vegetarian salad recipe the extra oomph to leave you completely satisfied.
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