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Lunch ideas please.

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Nandalot Fri 19-Jun-26 12:22:37

Every day I have the same lunch…half a round cheese sandwich and some fruit. I think I need some variety! Do any Gners have any helpful suggestion to give me some variety? I don’t eat meat. Thank you.

Lollin Fri 19-Jun-26 12:28:09

How about hummus with toast or the little french bread toast you can buy in supermarkets?

Beechnut Fri 19-Jun-26 12:34:55

I’m having falafels.

MiniMoon Fri 19-Jun-26 16:35:04

Mushroom patè on toast.
Egg and cress sandwich.
Baked potato with your favourite topping.
Soup and a roll.

Jaxjacky Fri 19-Jun-26 16:45:19

Baked beans on toast
Sardines on toast
Omelette
Poached eggs
Bean salad

granfromafar Fri 19-Jun-26 16:52:16

Poached egg and mashed avocado on toast.
Quiche and a small salad/coleslaw

Fallingstar Fri 19-Jun-26 16:52:56

I like a Spanish tortilla, the egg and potato version, wacked in the oven with a bit of butter on top, then served with a crispy salad and some olives.
Or a feta cheese salad with crusty bread.
If you just don’t eat meat but do eat fish try a tuna pasta salad.
Or a veggie sausage sandwich in a toasted buttered bap with fried onions or a nice relish. Yum!

MollyNew Fri 19-Jun-26 16:55:57

Warmed up felafels in a pitta bread or a wrap with hummus and mango chutney. Salad optional.

Nandalot Fri 19-Jun-26 17:19:20

Wow, a lot of ideas here. Plenty to try, thanks. I love most of the things suggested but up till now the only variation I usually make has been beans on toast with cheese melted on top!

tabbie Fri 19-Jun-26 17:31:08

You could try tagliatelle with pesto and burrata. Or quiche with salad as suggested.

Charleygirl5 Sat 20-Jun-26 09:20:29

I love a banana squashed on toast.

A cheese omelette

Sautéed mushrooms with toast

Aldom Sat 20-Jun-26 09:32:10

If you want to avoid bread with everything try Ryvita Crackerbread.
I have them with houmous and salad some lunch times.

Oreo Sat 20-Jun-26 09:33:11

Tuna and mayo sandwich
Fried eggs on toast
Cheese on toast
Beans on toast

Oreo Sat 20-Jun-26 09:34:02

Mashed sardines on toast is yummy.

Magenta8 Sat 20-Jun-26 09:53:57

Smashed avocado with toasted cherry tomatoes on toast.

Crisps, crackers, carrots or celery with dips.

Scrambled egg, with chopped, fresh chives mixed in, on toast.

Fried Mushrooms and spring onions on toast.

merlotgran Sat 20-Jun-26 10:11:24

I like bowl salads including things like feta cheese and water melon on a hot day or roasted beetroot and goats cheese.
It’s a great way to use up leftovers of steamed or roasted veg, coleslaw, hummus, olives etc.

Witzend Sat 20-Jun-26 10:14:30

Especially when trying to avoid bread, I often have half a pack of halloumi, sliced and fried in just a film of oil, an apple cut into eighths, and a chunk of white cabbage.