Lunch recipes

Cheese Aigrettes

These fluffy little aigrettes can be served as a first course for 6. With a spicy tomato sauce they will make a light lunch for 4.

Cheese Aigrettes

Fish Gougere

Fish gougere is made from cheese-flavoured choux pastry. Quicker and easier to do than you might imagine, it makes an interesting light dish. Gougere is cheese-flavoured choux pastry, unusual, with a luxury touch, but very cheap to make. Combined with the fish it makes a delicious light lunch dish.

Fish Gougere

Minorcan Vegetable Soup

Nutty Spinach and Mushroom Fritatta

This hearty omelette, packed with crunchy nuts, ribbons of spinach and tender mushrooms, can be served hot for lunch or supper or cut into thick slices for a cold packed lunch or picnic.

Nutty Spinach and Mushroom Fritatta

Seared Squid with Mint and Butter

Minestrone Soup with Pesto

Red Pepper Soup with Lime

The beautiful rich red colour of this soup makes it a very attractive starter, or light lunch. For a special dinner, toast some tiny croutons and serve sprinkled into the soup.

Red Pepper Soup with Lime

French Vegetable Soup

This elegant combination of fresh spring vegetables, cooked together then added to a rich tomato-flavoured broth, makes a hearty soup that will serve as a main course for lunch or supper.

French Vegetable Soup

Sweet and Sour Fish

Serve this tasty, nutritious dish with brown rice and stir-fried cabbage or spinach for a delicious lunch.

Sweet and Sour Fish

Warm Flageolet and Charred Vegetable Salad

Eggplants a la Provencale

Serve eggplants a la Provencale with French bread as a light lunch or as a vegetable accompaniment.

Eggplants a la Provencale

Kipper Pate

Spicy Crab with Chilli Mayonnaise

Fresh crab meat mixed with milky ricotta cheese, crunchy sweet pepper, chillies and onions is served with a spicy dressing to make a lunch dish that is both decorative and satisfying.

Spicy Crab with Chilli Mayonnaise

Banana spice loaf

Flavours from the tropics are blended into this country-kitchen tea-bread. A slice or two would be a welcome addition to a packed lunch.

Jerusalem Artichoke Dauphinoise

Serve as an accompaniment, or with a salad and crusty bread as a lunch or supper.

Egg and Tomato Mousse

This inexpensive egg mousse will make an appetizer for 8 - 9 people or a summer lunch for 6.

Eggs Florentine

This variation of a classic French dish makes a substantial lunch or supper.

Spinach Roulade

This unusual type of souffle makes a good first course for 6 or an economical supper or lunch for 4. It is good on its own but can also be served with a cheese or tomato sauce.