Culinary Hotline: Back To Work
Back to work (or school) we go and we’re dishing up some serious delicious recipe inspiration for your lunch box.
All recipes by Clement Pedro
Ingredients:
- 250g leftover roast vegetables
- 1 Cup ricotta cheese
- 6 free range eggs, beaten
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
How To Make Roast Veg & Ricotta Frittatas
1. Divide the roasted veggies in a muffin tray then crumble in the ricotta cheese.
2. Combine the eggs and seasoning before spooning into the muffin tray.
3. Place the muffin tin in an oven preheated to 200°C. Bake for 10 minutes or until the tops have slightly browned.
4. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before serving.
Ingredients:
- 500g Woolies fresh egg noodles
- 2 x Woolies free range smoked chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 100g baby spinach
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- Shimeji mushrooms or Exotic mushrooms 300g
- 4T chilli crunch
- 2 x chicken bone broth
How To Make Smoked Chicken Noodle Pots
1. Divide the noodles and chicken among 4 lunch boxes, do the same with the baby spinach, red pepper and mushrooms.
2. When ready to eat, add some chilli crunch and a sachet of the chicken bone broth.
3. Top with just enough boiling water to cover the ingredients and set aside for 3 minutes before enjoying and making your fellow office workers’ lunchbox envious.
Ingredients:
- 30 fresh dates 30, chopped
- ¾ Cup coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp vanilla extract 2 T
- ½ Cup Honey
- 250g pumpkin seeds
- 160g desiccated coconut
- 140g sesame seeds
- 140g sunflower seeds
- 200g ground almonds
- 85g quinoa
- 75g gluten-free rolled oats
How To Make Date & Seed Snack Bars
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Mix the dates, oil and vanilla, then add the remaining ingredients and mix by hand until well combined.
3. Press the mixture into a 30 x 45 cm baking tray lined with baking paper.
4. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Chill until set and cut into squares to serve.
5. Cook’s note: These bars are quite delicate. Serve with Greek yoghurt as a granola.
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