Come and get it! Check out the following gut-friendly lunch recipes, adapted from the New York Times Cooking website. Clicking on the recipe name will take you to the full recipe, on http://cooking.nytimes.com. I have listed the gutlove-approved ingredients with important substitutions you'll need to keep in mind. Avoid mid-day food comas and keep your lunch light on heavy carbs and don't overeat! Enjoy! #feedyourgut
And in case you don't have time for any of the recipes below, here are some quick grab & go's:
- Zupa Noma soup + toast. Zupa Noma is a high fiber, flavorful soup that makes lunching quick & delicious
- Hummus + toast/wrap + veggies. Easiest, cheapest, healthiest. Period.
- Veggie pasta salad + pesto. Make on Sunday and enjoy for a couple days! Make sure pesto is cheese-free!
- Red leaf lettuce with veggies, nuts + baked chicken. Buy one of those reusable salad bowels with a handy little dressing container and put together a healthy meal in less than 5 minutes every morning!
Farro Niçoise
- farro
- salt
- green beans
- anchovy fillets
- olive oil
- lemon and lemon juice
- Dijon mustard
- shallot
- capers
- canned tuna in olive oil
- parsley
- ground black pepper
- tomatoes
- hard-cooked eggs
- niçoise or other black olives
Buckwheat Harvest Tart
CRUST
- buckwheat flour
- all-purpose flour --> GLUTEN-FREE ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- sea salt
- butter --> OLIVE OIL BUTTER
- fresh thyme leaves
- apple cider vinegar
- cold water
FILLING
- butternut squash
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and ground black pepper
- freshly grated nutmeg
- garlic
- swiss chard
- red pepper flakes
- yellow onion
- balsamic vinegar
- eggs
- Gruyère --> NO THANKS!
Hummus from ‘Jerusalem’
- chickpeas
- baking soda
- tahini
- freshly squeezed lemon juice
- garlic
- salt
- ice-cold water
* I think I eat hummus for lunch 3x/week. So easy & so versatile! Wraps, put on a salad, use on toast, and dip your veggies in it!
Mushroom and Beet Borscht
- dried mushrooms, such as porcinis or shiitakes
- beets with greens
- garlic cloves
- salt
- sugar --> SKIP!
- extra-virgin olive oil
- onion
- carrots
- celery
- white or cremini mushrooms
- parsley stems, bay leaves, black peppercorns, sprigs thyme and allspice berries
- cider vinegar
- fresh parsley
- plain Greek yogurt --> SKIP!
Butternut Squash Rice Paper Rolls
FOR THE ROLLS:
- butternut squash
- olive oil
- vermicelli rice noodles
- rice paper wrappers
- pumpkin seeds or peanuts
- cilantro
FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE:
- soy sauce
- rice vinegar
- sugar --> NO THANKS!
- Asian hot chile oil
- sesame oil
Chickpea and Fennel Ratatouille
- eggplant
- zucchini
- Roma (plum) tomatoes
- onion
- red or yellow bell peppers
- fennel bulb
- garlic
- olive oil
- chickpeas
- fresh thyme or rosemary, chopped fresh basil or parsley