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Lunches

Our lady of lunches

No. Not the type with two bottles of Chablis. The other ones, where you're freelance, on a budget and working from home.

A rarely mentioned aspect about working from home, is just how much you think about making lunch. If there are no leftovers to hand, my lunches ideally need to be quick, healthy and satisfying. For my own amusement, and maybe yours, I've scored these with an effort to taste ratio. They're all sized for one person, too. I really don't like measuring things out.

Go on. Send me something to try.

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Vaguely Mediterranean couscous

This was originally just the couscous bit. But then I realised, of course, it needed an egg. Not the prettiest poached egg I've ever done, but I was hungry, so I rushed it. Never rush a poached egg, may that be my eggy advice to you.

You'll need:

Couscous, about 4 heaped tablespoons
Boiling water (or chicken or veggie stock) to cover the couscous
Handful of tomatoes
Half an avocado
1 egg
1 spring onion
5-6 black olives
Basil leaves
 

Method:

Put the couscous in a bowl, pour the boiling water or stock over it, then cover with a plate. Leave for about five mins, while you slice up the tomatoes, olives, spring onions and avocado.

Poach the egg as best you can (I crack the egg into a cup first, to make it easier to tip smoothly into the simmering water).

Gently mix the couscous into your chopped stuff, and stir in a few torn basil leaves. Pop your poached egg on top, and add a crunch of salt and pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil all over the whole thing.

Effort to taste ratio (both out of 10):
4:4

Verdict:
Would've been better with feta. Not bad for a 6 minute lunch tho.