What did you have for Lunch today...Veggie Style

Hey guys...sure this is been done already but just needed some lunch ideas so I thought this might be fun...

 Today I had a Brown Rice Salad (courtesy of Vegetariangeek...thank you it was yummy!), Brown rice, black beans, corn, spring onions, some ff italian dressing and tabasco (love spicy)

 How about you???

A veggie salad with red bell pepper, celery, raw broccoli, baby carrots, kale, avocado, but no lettuce (I ran out of spinach!). 

I also didn't feel like salad dressing, so I put a couple of spoonfuls of some mushroom marinara sauce on top of it, and mixed it around before eating.  I was a little nervous about it because it's spaghetti sauce, and it was cold, but it was so good, and it masked the bitter taste of the kale perfectly! 

I'll be putting on more mushroom marinara sauce on my salads in the future!

Mm today I had leftover Vegetarian Moussaka in a Kangaroo sandwich pita with a sliced Golden Delicious apple... Sooo good and extremely filling, for less than 300 calories. That moussaka recipe is my new best friend (:

had that moussaka for dinner last night, just subsituted the quorn for chopped courgette.... yummy, this is one of my new favorites! cheers lle-tigre!

today will be

tomato basil soup (canned but oh well), a lite veggie cream cheese and cucumber sandwich and an apple. 

This!

Veganized, but taken from http://herbivoracious.com/2007/10/recipe-muja dara.html 

Mujadara (also spelled Mujadarah or several other variations) is delicious, inexpensive, and simple to make. It is simply a mixture of rice and perfectly cooked lentils, spiked with a big dose of caramelized onions and a bit of cumin and cinnamon. It makes a hearty vegetarian one dish meal served with just some Greek yogurt and maybe a cucumber salad, or it can be part of a larger Middle Eastern feast.

Although this dish is very simple, unless you have a lot of leftover caramelized onions on hand, it does take a good bit of time. If you are following the recipe below you might want to double the onions and make extra to freeze or refrigerate, since they make a flavorful addition to many meals.

Mujadarah (Rice, Lentil, and Caramelized Onion Pilaf)
Serves 4 as a one dish meal

• 3 pounds white onions, sliced moderately thin
• 2 T. Vegan Margarine
• 2 T. vegetable oil
• 1.5 c brown or green lentils (not red lentils or french lentils!)
• 2 c. long grain white or brown rice (I prefer the brown for a bit more character)
• 1/4 t. ground cinammon
• 1/4 t. ground cumin
• salt and pepper
• flat leaf parsley for serving

1. Melt the margarine along with the oil and 1 t. salt in your largest skillet, and add the onions. Set heat on medium-low and stir occasionally until very soft, about 45 minutes. Turn heat to medium high and keep cooking and stirring often until deeply browned and sweet, another 20 minutes or more. Deglaze pan with white wine or vermouth and stir into the onions to get more flavor. See "caramelized onions" in Joy of Cooking for a more thorough description of the process. If pressed for time you can do a higher heat version of this but the results won't be as tasty.
2. Meanwhile, cook the rice and the lentils separately according to your usual method. The lentils need to be watched carefully. You don't want them still crunchy , but you definitely want to retain their shape. We aren't making lentil soup here. Some folks cook the rice and lentils together but I don't think that gives you enough control over the texture.
   
3. When everything is cooked, fold the rice, lentils, spices, half of the onions, and more salt and pepper together in a large bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings.
4. To serve, form a large mound, top with the remaining caramelized onions and chopped parsley, a grind of pepper and a few grains of sea salt. Pass a bowl of thick Greek yogurt to mix in as desired. It is really good at room temperature, and just gets better after a day in the refrigerator.

I am having green lentils (a prefer red) with flax seed, pine nuts, whole wheat couscous and cumin, cinnamon, grama marsala, ginger, tumeric, and a little chili powder.  Had broccoli on the side.  If I have fennel I will chop that up and add to the lentils.  now I just have to figure out supper, hmmmm.

2 Tbs Soynut butter on whole wheat bread =]

http://caloriecount.about.com/recipe/10050.ht ml

 

Vegan Potato/Leek Soup.. also threw some carrots in there.  Made it last night and had leftovers for lunch.  Yummy!

Usually I have 2 slices of whole wheat toast with a slice of cheese, 'bologna', romaine.  Then a yogurt and a fruit.

Today I had half a cup of brown rice, some carrots and mushrooms and some napa cabbage. 

I've been on a kick of making a wrap with a whole wheat low carb wrap, tofutti better 'n cream cheese, lots of thinly sliced cucumber, avocado and a little salsa...It's really addicting! :)

I actually planned this while laying in bed last night...

A stirfry of lite firm tofu, green and red bell pepper, broccoli, onion, and pineapple chunks, all over brown rice. I'm going to use a little pineapple juice in the pan... hoping the tofu will soak it up.  :)

Original Post by brighteyes82:

I've been on a kick of making a wrap with a whole wheat low carb wrap, tofutti better 'n cream cheese, lots of thinly sliced cucumber, avocado and a little salsa...It's really addicting! :)

 ahhhh i eat that like all the time (:

i also like using red pepper hummus on it. 

i didnt bring my lunch today. 

so its probably going to be a veggie delite from subway with some mizz vikies jalapeno chips. 

Turned out to be a veggie whopper and fries from Burger King!!!!!!! boy do i regret that! 

Whole wheat flat out wrap with refried beans, green leaf lettuce, onion, tomatoe and taco sauce. Yummy!!!!

steamed veggies (cherry tomatos, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach), whole wheat rotini noodles, pesto sauce.... it was good quick and simple!  some of these lunches sound so "exotic" i really need to make some more of them.  :)

disease, your stirfry sounds good...  Did you end up trying it?

Original Post by melonhoney:

disease, your stirfry sounds good...  Did you end up trying it?

 

I did and it was amazing! :)

Millet, some romaine lettuce, and a big ol' carrot.

2 small bowls of congee, some noodles, and lots of veggies.

Today for lunch I had Indian food (palak panneer) and an orange, and some carrots.