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A Leftovers Lunch
by Amanda Hesser
• June 19, 2014
• 7 Comments
Every week we take a peek inside the lunches of the luckiest kids in Brooklyn. Read on, suppress your jealousy, and get a little brown bag inspiration.
This is more a remix than an entirely new lunch idea. We had lots of leftovers, so I put together a few things our kids hadn't had in a day or two so that lunch would at least feel new. Chicken cutlets were the anchor. I added kale salad (perhaps the only salad that's just as good the third day as it is the first), and roasted cauliflower (a frequent fridge staple for us). I had also made a raspberry-rhubarb pie, so I cut mini slices, fit for their short lunch period. You know what's best about the leftovers lunch? It takes 5 minutes to assemble!
What's in your lunch today? See some of the twins' past lunches.
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Comments (7)
over 2 years ago AntoniaJames
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What's in my lunch today? Leftover This Salad http://www.wellandgoodnyc... with a few chunks of French sheep's milk feta (including a bit of the brine!) and a small Persian cucumber, chopped, stirred into it + cantaloupe chunks with a handful of still-warm-from-the-bush, blueberries, just picked from our bushes out front. Life is so good. ;o)
over 2 years ago Salvegging
So delicious. What recipe did you use for the pie? xx
over 2 years ago Amanda Hesser
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This rhubarb pie (but I didn't have enough rhubarb so I tossed in some raspberries and a plum!) https://food52.com/recipes...
over 2 years ago stephanieRD
I do this all the time! Throw a little of this, and a little of that together. Lately, I've been inspired by the grain salads I've seen here. Made a pearl cous cous greek salad with leftover chicken,cucumber, tomato, onion, and leftover tzaziki sauce!
over 2 years ago ChefJune
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I wish I had that for lunch today! :)
over 2 years ago Allyn
This has been our lunch this week (http://girlnamedallyn.wordpress...) but I do need to start thinking outside the salad box a little. Chicken cutlets and roasted vegetables sound pretty delicious. I just try to avoid anything that needs to be reheated, but I bet these would be delicious cold as well.
over 2 years ago Amanda Hesser
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Yes, by lunchtime, they're not cold -- closer to room temp.