Cooking & EatingWe know that you can eat more at lunchtime than a cheese sandwich. But also making something really tasty (because that’s cheaper), that’s fresh two. Even though it doesn’t have to be that hard.
Janine Jansen is not a big luncher. She does extensive dining especially when she is abroad, then she takes the time for it. But hey, a person – even a culinary author – has to eat anyway. Then it better be something tasty. From her hand recently appeared Lunch to go.
What is good to eat for lunch, that depends, says Jansen. “It really depends on what you want to eat. Look, a sandwich is good to take with you. And a salad is also excellent, but that requires a little more preparation time. And the question is: what do I put in there now?”
Step one is: what is nutritious? “What do you need to get through the day? A wrap is tasty, but not very filling. It’s a personal thing so I can only give suggestions. When I go out I often take oat balls and nut bread. I’m not a big fan of sandwiches. I always eat some fruit.”
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If I don’t feel like making anything during the day when I’m home, I also take leftovers from the fridge. Like coleslaw recently. Very good
She makes those oat balls with 50 grams of dried raisins or cranberries, 50 grams of nuts, 100 grams of whole grain oat flour, 100 grams of Greek yogurt, 25 grams of broken linseed, 50 grams of unroasted, unsalted nuts, two tablespoons of olive oil, an egg and a little salt. Mix those ingredients in a bowl. Make balls of the same size. Bake them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius until light brown (about thirty minutes). “You can go on for a long time.”
Also very pleasant as emergency food: unroasted and unsalted. ,,But of course you can also bake and cook anything. It’s a different mindset. You have to think the night before: I’ll put that in the lunch box and take it with me. If I don’t feel like making anything during the day when I’m home, I also take leftovers from the fridge. Like coleslaw recently. Very good.”
Fiber in vegetables is also filling
Proteins are quite important, but hardly anyone is deficient in them. In addition: Jansen and her sister – who is a heart specialist – are well versed in Mediterranean cuisine (together they wrote a handful of books with healthy and tasty recipes). And in southern European countries, rich carbohydrates are very important. Spelled, oats and also whole wheat and whole grain rice are filling. And vegetables! It contains a lot of fiber, so they are filling too. You really don’t have to eat six eggs a week. And we don’t propagate meat in these times either.”
Jansen finds spring rolls very nice to eat (spring rolls). “I think that’s such a great invention. Very practical and so tasty. Very simple and lasts a long time.”
spring rolls with red cabbage and omelette
Ingredients for 4 spring rolls
big handful of coriander
2 spring onions
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tbsp yogurt
salt and pepper
1 tsp wasabi or horseradish
½ cucumber
1 avocado
½ red cabbage
1 egg
dash of soy sauce
4 rice sheets
Instead of red cabbage, you can use any cabbage: pointed cabbage, white cabbage, Chinese cabbage – all nice and crunchy when eaten raw.
Preparation
– Chop the coriander and spring onions very finely. Mix the mayonnaise with the yogurt and season with the coriander, the spring onions, a little salt and pepper and the wasabi or horseradish.
– Cut the cucumber and avocado into strips. Cut the red cabbage finely with the mandolin.
– Beat the egg and stir in the soy sauce.
– Bake an omelette with the lid on the pan for about 5 minutes.
– Prepare a bowl with just boiled water that fits the rice sheets. Place the first rice sheet in the water for about 10 seconds. Remove the skin, let it drain, and put some red cabbage in the middle. Top with a little sauce, then some avocado, cucumber and a piece of egg.
– Fold the edges inwards and voilà: a beautiful package.
Out: Lunch to go, healthy dishes for on the go. Janine Jansen.
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You can find even more inspiration and recipes from Eatertainment here.
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