Weekly Lunch Ideas

I love to make a big batch of soup or salad to have for lunch throughout the week. Something healthy that I can divide into reusable containers to take to work. One of the primary reasons I started this blog was to keep track of some of the lunches I have made, and also to inspire myself to keep making lunches with new ingredients rather than fall back on my old standards all the time.

You may notice some themes: first, I am a big fan of chickpeas and other legumes and use them quite frequently. I also love to roast vegetables - roasting brings out the sweetness in all types of vegetables and adds a nice contrast to the grains and legumes. I am a former vegetarian, and my lunches are still usually vegetarian. It's fun to experiment with new beans and grains!

Here is a list of my weekly lunch posts, in chronological order by type:

Salads:

• Chickpeas, hazelnuts, green beans, carrots, hard boiled egg
• Sprouted lentils and beets
• Chickpeas, quinoa, roasted tomatoes, feta
• Sprouted lentils, wheatberries, and leftover tomato-summer squash gratin
• Chickpeas, quinoa, roasted delicata squash, hazelnuts
• Barley with Roasted Summer Vegetables
• Sweet Potato Salad with Orca Beans  
• Barley and Roasted Delicata Squash Salad 
• Quick Barley Salad
• Barley Salad with Artichoke Hearts 
• Broccoli Pesto Quinoa 
• Spinach salad with Tofu, Tangelo and Avocado 
• Tuna and White Bean Salad
• Millet Salad with Swiss Chard and Roasted Squash
• Yellow Split Pea Salad with Cilantro Pesto
• Roasted Beets and Wheatberry Salad with Garlic-Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette 
• Quinoa salad with roasted fennel, carrot and kale 
• Apple Crunch Salad with Smoked Cheddar 
• Spring Millet Salad 
• Citrusy Barley and Golden Beet Salad
• Black Rice Salad with Watercress Pesto and Harissa-Roasted Vegetables 
• Lemon-Tahini Lentil Salad 

Soups:

• Orca Bean and Delicata Squash Soup
• Curried Sweet Potato Soup 
• Easy Pumpkin Red Lentil Soup
• Black Eyed Pea, Sweet Potato and Kale Soup 
• Moroccan-ish Chickpea Soup 

Sandwiches, etc.:

• Super Seedy Veggie Wrap

I hope these give you some ideas!