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Ideas for making packed lunch for two Ideas for making packed lunches for two
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Preparing a meal for two is often just as easy (or just as much work, depending how you look at it) as for one. It also tends to mean you don’t get stuck with annoying bits, like half a tin of kidney beans that you’ll probably guiltily chuck out after they start to mould.Preparing a meal for two is often just as easy (or just as much work, depending how you look at it) as for one. It also tends to mean you don’t get stuck with annoying bits, like half a tin of kidney beans that you’ll probably guiltily chuck out after they start to mould.
With these benefits in mind, why not split the labour and take turns making two portions of lunch with your partner or flatmate, or even an amenable work friend?With these benefits in mind, why not split the labour and take turns making two portions of lunch with your partner or flatmate, or even an amenable work friend?
• Buying fresh bread can lead to a hefty stash of breadcrumbs from leftover baguette stubs. A ready-to-bake ciabatta is a happy alternative, being a good size for two generous sandwiches. For the filling, try tinned tuna (you can use the whole can – no danger of a fishy fridge) mixed with very finely chopped red onion, roughly chopped capers, a splash of balsamic vinegar, mayo and lots of black pepper. Add a sliced tomato and boiled egg just before eating for a nicoise-style sarnie.• Buying fresh bread can lead to a hefty stash of breadcrumbs from leftover baguette stubs. A ready-to-bake ciabatta is a happy alternative, being a good size for two generous sandwiches. For the filling, try tinned tuna (you can use the whole can – no danger of a fishy fridge) mixed with very finely chopped red onion, roughly chopped capers, a splash of balsamic vinegar, mayo and lots of black pepper. Add a sliced tomato and boiled egg just before eating for a nicoise-style sarnie.
• Divvy up the ingredients for a make-it-at-work taco lunch. Finely chop three spring onions and half a red chilli, quarter 10 cherry tomatoes and mix with a drained tin of sweetcorn, the juice of half a lime and a pinch or two of salt. If you want, crumble in some feta too. Divide in half and Tupperware up (separately pack a few taco shells so they don’t crack en route). Cut a ripe avocado in half and wrap in clingfilm. When it comes to lunch, spoon the sweetcorn mix into the taco shells and top with sliced avocado.• Divvy up the ingredients for a make-it-at-work taco lunch. Finely chop three spring onions and half a red chilli, quarter 10 cherry tomatoes and mix with a drained tin of sweetcorn, the juice of half a lime and a pinch or two of salt. If you want, crumble in some feta too. Divide in half and Tupperware up (separately pack a few taco shells so they don’t crack en route). Cut a ripe avocado in half and wrap in clingfilm. When it comes to lunch, spoon the sweetcorn mix into the taco shells and top with sliced avocado.
• While dreaming of eating a whole packet of halloumi – fried in slices – is fairly common, this is, unsurprisingly, not advisable, and you probably should share it with someone else. Slice it into 5mm slices and fry in butter until golden brown in parts. Delicious in the aforementioned ciabatta, spread with pesto and stuffed with grated carrot and cabbage – or in a couscous salad with jarred artichoke hearts, chopped sundried tomatoes, a red pepper, and avocado. Finish with olive oil and lemon juice, and split between two: naughty, but so nice...• While dreaming of eating a whole packet of halloumi – fried in slices – is fairly common, this is, unsurprisingly, not advisable, and you probably should share it with someone else. Slice it into 5mm slices and fry in butter until golden brown in parts. Delicious in the aforementioned ciabatta, spread with pesto and stuffed with grated carrot and cabbage – or in a couscous salad with jarred artichoke hearts, chopped sundried tomatoes, a red pepper, and avocado. Finish with olive oil and lemon juice, and split between two: naughty, but so nice...
Caroline Craig and Sophie Missing are authors of The Little Book of Lunch (Square Peg)Caroline Craig and Sophie Missing are authors of The Little Book of Lunch (Square Peg)