I’m looking for your best meals that require little to no cooking for days when turning on any kind of heat source sounds miserable.
Ina Garten has a Brussel Sprout Slaw and Turkey sandwich. It’s so simple and tastes so much better than it sounds. Plus, it is easy to change it up with additions. I also think of gazpacho, but adding some chickpeas or other beans to make it extra filling. Adding feta is delicious too.
What do you all do to eat well when it is sweltering outside?
We love ‘cowboy caviar’ - which is basically a corn and black beans salsa/salad, with onions, green peppers, chilis, tomatoes, and a vinegarette. It’s Soo good!
My sister makes this but with black-eyed peas. I could eat it all day long. So good!
Onigiri! (Rice balls.) My favorite type is tuna, and they’re a great way to use leftover rice. If you’re very lazy like me, you can even skip the whole ball aspect. Just dollop tuna w/ mayo on some rice, cut up some nori over the top (or sprinkle furikake), and you’re done!
I do a similar thing. it’s essentially an open face onigiri in a bowl with leftovers like sliced cucumber, red peppers, celery, avocado, tuna mayo, furikake and pickled ginger (if we have any). I also like to put unagi sauce on top with sesame seeds.
pretty versatile and tasty. I also like to make a breakfast version with eggs and bacon.
It involves a little bit of cooking (reheating, really), but caprese salad with focaccia bread is always good. Especially if you have a garden with basil and tomatoes on hand.
What’s the reheating for? Normally if Imake caprese salad it’s just mozz, tomato, basil, olive oil, and balsamic
Today, I made a pasta sauce out of mashed feta, diced tomatoes, olives, dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Just mix everything together. I ate it with freshly cooked pasta but I think it would also work cooled off.
Thanks! this gave me a great idea for what to do with all the extra tomatoes and sauce from a braised cauliflower I made the other night
Chickpea salad sandwiches. There are plenty of recipes out there. Here’s one.
I legit just finished a chickpea salad sandwich! I make it quite often to have on hand, and a couple of different ways!
Cous cous Mediterranean salad - cook the cous cous and then add sliced cherry tomatoes, feta cheese crumbles, pitted Kalamata olives, and quartered artichoke hearts. Add fresh cilantro or dill if you prefer. Season with olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste. Other possible additions - green onions, cucumbers, or green peppers.
Also consider grilling outside if you have the option!
I just made this for dinner the other night. The only cooking you have to do is quinoa, and that doesn’t take very long. Make sure you use the “natural” peanut butter with just peanuts and salt in it, the kind with all the extra additives will NOT mix together properly.
Sounds awesome, will def be trying soon! Thanks!
Any number of salads, preferably. Some of my go-tos are (links to my personal website, apologies)
Actually the other day I made a delicious Greek wrap that’s very similar to what you’re describing, but I also added fish. All it had was chickpeas, cucumbers, onions, black olives, and feta cheese. Then I made a garlic and lemon sauce and tossed the salad in it. I wrapped it in a tortilla and it was great!
Chicken Caesar wraps. I cook the chicken on the grill when its super hot. The chicken can be cooked ahead and refrigerated. Notes on how I make them: I use boneless chicken thighs. I also heat up the tortillas in a pan on the stove on medium low heat. Throw some chicken, lettuce, Ken’s Steakhouse Caesar dressing, and some Parmesan on the tortilla, wrap it up and you are good to go.
This is what I’m after, something that seems so obvious but for whatever reason I had a blind spot to. Looking forward to playing with this basic idea. Thanks!
Some raw veggies, pretzels, hummus, cheese. Maybe some nuts or hard cooked eggs. Seriously like my favorite dinner.
Bruschetta is delicious and there are so many variations.
Pasta Salad.
Boil the pasta, put it in the fridge, chop up some capsicum, red onion, chuck in some italian dressing, mix it all together and you’re good to go.
BLT sandwich
Mayo-salad sandwiches (egg/chicken/tuna/ham)
