And here as promised two more lunch recipes by Marisa Stratton, Dietetic Aide

Recipe 3: Chickpea salad

Prep time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cooked chickpeas
  • 5 cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 small cucumber
  • ¼ cup sliced olives
  • Parsley (optional)

For the dressing:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (if you do not have Italian seasoning on hand, dried basil and/or rosemary will work)
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, chopped cucumbers, chopped cherry tomatoes, chopped olives, and parsley (optional).
  2. Slowly drizzle olive oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and combine everything together.
  3. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed
  4. **optional: dressing can be mixed together and placed in a different storage container to drizzle on when you are ready to eat the salad.

Recipe 4: Southwest hummus wrap

Prep time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 10 inch tortilla wrap
  • 3-4 tablespoons of hummus (any flavor will work well)
  • 2 tablespoons corn
  • 2 tablespoons black beans
  • 1 tablespoon diced tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons diced avocado
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce

Instructions:

  1. Spread hummus evenly on tortilla, add the corn, black beans, diced tomatoes, diced avocado, and shredded lettuce.
  2. Roll up and enjoy!