Lunchbox Salads : More Than 100 Fast, Fresh, Filling Salads for Every Weekday

Easy recipes for satisfying make-ahead salads, dressings, and veggie-packed meals, each 30 minutes or less to prepare, with 10 ingredients or fewer Eating lunch "al desko" doesn't have to mean frozen burritos or pricey takeout. Lunchbox Salads shares easy, affordable, substantial, and vibrant salad inspiration for every workday (and for dinner and weekends, too!). These creative recipes use 10 or fewer easy-to-buy ingredients and take no more than 30 minutes to make; those that contain meat can be made vegetarian and always keep the focus on healthy veggie-strong eating. Each recipe yields 2 substantial portions to support energy throughout the afternoon, and everything will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge (with specific packing instructions to avoid soggy leaves at lunchtime). Each chapter focuses on a different hero vegetable (like squash, carrot, red pepper, beet, cabbage, and zucchini); the recipes are easy to customize for different dietary preferences and are suitable for vegetarians and meat-lovers alike. Introduction + pantry essentials -- Squash -- Sweet potato -- Carrot -- Tomato -- Red pepper -- Beet -- Eggplant -- Cauliflower -- Cabbage -- Zucchini -- Green beans -- Broccoli -- Kale -- Sauces and dressings.;"Eating lunch 'al desko' doesn't have to mean dissatisfying frozen entrees or pricey takeout. Lunchbox Salads shares inspiring new ways to upgrade your midday meals, with: More than 100 quick and easy recipes designed to make ahead, each with 10 ingredients or less, simple packing instructions to keep everything fresh until you're ready to eat, tips and tricks to help you get creative in the kitchen, ingredient substitutions and variations for countless new combinations" -- back cover. "Eating lunch "al desko" doesn't have to mean dissatisfying frozen entrees or pricey takeout. Lunchbox Salads shares inspiring new ways to upgrade your midday meals, with: More than 100 quick and easy recipes designed to make ahead, each with 10 ingredients or less, simple packing instructions to keep everything fresh until you're ready to eat, tips and tricks to help you get creative in the kitchen, ingredient substitutions and variations for countless new combinations."--Page 4 of cover