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Practical Lunch Recipes for Every Day

A useful lunch should fit the place and time available. Choose a light salad, a portable bowl, a reheatable soup or a warm family meal that can be prepared without disrupting the day.

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Mushroom risotto with Parmesan as a warming autumn recipe with seasonal ingredients and strong aromas
45 min Autumn

Mushroom risotto with Parmesan

Mushrooms are roasted separately, while risotto rice with onion, white wine and hot broth gradually cook creamy. The mushrooms come back in the rice only at the end so that they remain browned; Parmesan is stirred away from the heat.

Pumpkin cream soup with ginger as a warming autumn recipe with seasonal ingredients and strong aromas
40 min Autumn

Pumpkin cream soup with ginger

Hokkaido, onion and ginger are roasted, softly cooked in vegetable broth and finely puree with coconut milk. Cut pumpkin pieces of the same size and dose lemon juice only after pureing, so that sweetness, heat and acidity are balanced.

Summer ratatouille from the oven as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light kitchen
1 hr 5 min Summer

Summer ratatouille from the oven

Eggplants, zucchini, peppers and tomatoes are roasted with garlic, olive oil and herbs in the oven. Cut the vegetables into similarly large pieces and spread on a large sheet so that it browns instead of steaming in its own juice.

Shrimp skewers with lime as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
48 min Summer

Shrimp skewers with lime

Shrimps are marinated briefly with lime, garlic, chilli and olive oil, put on skewers and grilled very hot. A few minutes of heat is enough: as soon as the shrimps are pink and just opaque, they must be grilled.

Panzanella with Ciabatta as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecues and light cuisine
28 min Summer

Panzanella with Ciabatta

Roasted ciabatta cubes briefly pass with tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, basil and red wine vinegar. The bread is intended to take in dressing, but still retain edges; therefore mix only shortly before serving.

Shakshuka with summer vegetables as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
40 min Summer

Shakshuka with summer vegetables

Onion, paprika and zucchini are sautéed with cumin, boiled with tomatoes and then directly set in the sauce. Strongly reduce the tomato sauce in front of the eggs and cook the egg white while the egg yolks remain creamy.

Tuna beans salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
15 min Summer

Tuna-bean salad

Dried tuna and white beans are mixed with tomatoes, red onion, parsley and lemon-olive oil dressing. Rinse beans thoroughly and add tomatoes at the end so that the salad does not become watery.

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
30 min Summer

Pasta with cherry tomatoes and burrata

Cherry tomatoes are broken with garlic in olive oil, then mixed with bite-resistant pasta, pasta water and burrata. Do not cook Burrata, but open on the hot pasta; so the kernel remains creamy.

Corn cob with herb butter as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light kitchen
25 min Summer

Corn on the cob with herb butter

Corn cobs are grilled all around and coated hot with lime-herb butter, peppers and chilli. Apply the butter only after grilling, so that they do not drip into the gluten and the herbs remain fresh.

Peach caprese with basil as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
15 min Summer

Peach caprese with basil

Peach splits are briefly grilled and served with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and a balsamic honey dressing. Mature but firm peaches retain their shape on the grill; add mozzarella and basil only on the plate.

Couscous bowl with grilled vegetables as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
35 min Summer

Couscous Bowl with grilled vegetables

Couscous boils in vegetable broth and is served with grilled zucchini, paprika, chickpeas and lemon tahini sauce. Couscous after the swell loosen with the fork and add vegetables and sauce only after that portion.

Grilled salmon with cucumber salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
32 min Summer

Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Salmon fillets are oiled and grilled with lemon, and a fresh cucumber salad with yoghurt, dill and little honey is created. Grill the salmon first on the skin side and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

Zucchini fritters with yoghurt dip as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
35 min Summer

Zucchini fritters with yogurt dip

grated zucchini is salted and thoroughly squeezed dry, then fried with egg, feta, flour and dill to crispy fritters. The drier the zucchini, the better keep the fritters and the less flour is needed.

Grilled vegetables with herb quark as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light kitchen
38 min Summer

Grilled vegetables with herb quark

Zucchini, paprika, aubergine and mushrooms are oiled, portionally grilled and served with a chives quark. Do not cut vegetables too thin and do not overfill the grill, so that real roasted aromas are produced instead of leaking liquid.

Grilled chicken skewers with lemon as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr 2 min Summer

Grilled chicken skewers with lemon

Chicken pieces are marinated with lemon, garlic, paprika and olive oil, sprinkled and grilled all around in direct heat. Cook equally large pieces of meat at the same time; the marinade must not hang drip-wet on the meat before grilling.

Mediterranean noodle salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
30 min Summer

Mediterranean pasta salad

Short pasta is cooked with a bite and mixed lukewarmly with tomatoes, olives, mozzarella and balsamic dressing. Do not deter the pasta cold; lukewarmly take on the dressing, Rucola and basil are added only before serving.

Watermelon-Feta salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
15 min Summer

Watermelon feta salad

Watermelon and cucumber are mixed with feta, mint and lime vinaigrette and sprinkled with roasted pine nuts. Let the melon and cucumber drain well and salt only shortly before serving, otherwise too much liquid accumulates.

Cold cucumber soup with dill as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr Summer

Cold cucumber soup with dill

Cold cucumber soup with dill is a light summer soup without stove. Cucumber, yoghurt, dill, lemon and olive oil are finely pureed and served well chilled.

Tomato gazpacho as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecue evenings and light cuisine
1 hr 20 min Summer

Tomato gazpacho

Tomato Gazpacho is a cold summer soup made of ripe tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, olive oil, sherry vinegar and some white bread. It is pureed, well chilled and served freshly tasted.

Goat cheese tart with spring onions as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
1 hr Easter

Goat cheese tart with spring onions

Spring onions and goat cheese come to the tarta bottom and are baked with egg-sah cast, thyme and little honey. The soil remains crisper when the spring onions are short-sweated and the casting is not filled to the edge.

Salmon plate with dill-mustard sauce as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
20 min Easter

Salmon platter with dill mustard sauce

Smoked salmon is served with cucumber and lemon, plus an emulsified sauce of dill, mustard, honey and olive oil. The sauce should be sweet, sour and sensitively balanced; take the salmon out of the cooling just before serving.

Potato salad with egg and herbs as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
45 min Easter

Potato salad with egg and herbs

Young potatoes are cooked in the shell, marinated still warm with vinegar-mustard dressing and later mixed with egg, radishes and herbs. Warm potatoes take on the dressing better, while eggs and radishes are added only after cooling.

Gratinated asparagus with ham as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
45 min Easter

Gratinated asparagus with ham

Pre-cooked white asparagus is wrapped in ham, poured with a mustard-and-sacre sauce and garnished under Gouda. The asparagus should drain well so that the sauce does not water and the cheese actually browns.

Spring salad with radishes and egg as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
28 min Easter

Spring salad with radishes and egg

Leaf salad, radishes, cucumber and boiled eggs are served with a vinaigrette of oil, apple vinegar and mustard. Salad and vegetables must be dry and the dressing is only added immediately before serving.

Carrot ginger soup as a lovingly prepared Easter recipe for brunch, holidays and family dinners
40 min Easter

Carrot ginger soup

Carrots, onion and ginger are sautéed, softly cooked in broth and finely puree with coconut milk. Dose ginger sparingly at first and balance the sweetness of the carrots with lemon juice and salt at the end.