Busy days don’t mean you have to skip a good lunch. I’ve prepped a handful of components ready for easy lunches that are packed with flavour — perfect for those mornings when you barely have time to breathe.
These meals are balanced, filling, and designed to keep you fuelled without the stress of last-minute cooking.

Italian White bean, Olive salad:
2 400g tins rinsed white beans
1 cup sliced olives
1/2 onion, diced
1 cup fresh herbs (parsley, basil, oregano)
1/4 cup tiny tom tomatoes
1 tsp garlic
Zest of 2 lemons
Juice of 1-2 lemons
1/8 cup olive oil
Salt and pepper

Dill, pickles potato salad:
1- 2 kg potatoes cut into 2cm pieces
Small bunch dill
1 tsp dijon mustard
3 large pickles - diced
2 Tbs pickle juice
1 Lg Tbsp mayonnaise
1 cup greek yogurt
Salt and pepper

Devilled Eggs:
Boiled eggs (12)
1 Tbsp America mustard
1 -2 Tbs mayonaise
Salt and pepper
Topped with hemp seeds, paprika or herbs

White sandwich bread:
500g Bread flour
300ml water
1 tsp olive oil
1 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast
1 tsp bread improver

Peri Peri chicken:
2 chicken breasts
2 heaped Tbs peri peri seasoning each side
Olive oil

Oven temp 180c