Italian lunch/20 recipes

This delicious chilled avocado and cucumber soup recipe is refreshing, light and full of nutrition. It makes the perfect lunch or starter and is super easy to prepare, so is great for when you’re short on time.

These delicious veggie rolls are a taste sensation, made from pan fried aubergine/eggplant slices and filled with tasty vegetables and quinoa – this is a super easy vegetarian recipe that makes the perfect healthy lunch or starter.

A pan-fried sunny-side up egg, fresh-peppery arugula, a bit hot pepper sauce and two slices of toasted whole grain bread together make a delicious and nutritious breakfast sandwich.

This tortellini salad is easily hearty enough to be your main dish. It comes together quickly with a cream cheese based sauce and ready made fresh tortellini.

An Italian twist on classic, vegetarian poutine that uses parmesan cheese, chives, garlic and Marinara sauce. What is poutine? Crispy fries with cheese curds and gravy.

Add some sophistication to dinner with this scrumptious bread that tastes great plain or toasted!

Black Bean and Chicken Chili recipe

Try something different for lunch with this scrumptious dish you can use to make amazing sandwiches.

Creamy, delicious Italian rice. Simply flavoured labour of love.

Provolone Oregano Focaccia recipe

Barb's Best Gazpacho recipe

Basil pesto, marinated artichoke hearts, fried egg and some hot pepper sauce are topped on a slice of rosemary-olive oil bread.

Spread some pizza sauce over a few slices of toast, arrange a few marinated artichoke hearts and half fried egg over each toast. Drizzle a bit hot sauce on top. A quick, easy and tasty crostini is ready within 10 minutes.

This ultimate spiced vegetable soup is a meal in itself – it’s super filling, delicious and full of goodness. It makes a fantastic lunch or starter (but don’t have too much or you won’t make your main course). It’s packed full of healthy veggies, spices and a secret ingredient (almond butter) to tickle your tastebuds. This delicious vegetarian soup is perfect for those cold winter days, that will soon be approaching us. If you’re looking for a healthy recipe that’s fuss free and so easy it almost cooks itself, then this is definitely for you!

A wholesome, hearty and healthy version of the much loved Italian dish, Gnocchi. In this recipe it has been combined with a mushroom pesto which complements the flavours perfectly. Nutritious can be more delicious.