I put together a lunch to go for a train ride in about 5 minutes, and thought it might be helpful to show just how easy it is to make a healthy meal.
I had made the peanut dressing the day before. It’s always helpful when you make a sauce or dressing to make some extra, and then it can be used to quickly make different meals.
Spinach-Chickpea Salad With Peanut Dressing
Prep time:
Makes 1 serving
I also love to take my travel mug with me when I’m going somewhere – not only because it saves a disposable mug from being used, but because it keeps my tea hot for so much longer!
One thing I always make sure to do when taking lunch to go is to put it in a tight-sealing container and either in a plastic bag (although I really hate plastic… but I also hate leaking sauce) or in a pocket of my bag where a spill won’t wreak havoc.
On this trip, I had lunch in the train station and then picked up a tea, an apple and a banana for the afternoon. I often find when I sit on a train or a car or a plane that I don’t get as hungry as usual, but it’s nice to have something to munch on.
I also included a few quick clips of my skating practice, which was a lot of fun.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 1/2 bell pepper, chopped
- 1/2 cup chickpeas (cooked)
- 2 Tbsp peanut dressing (recipe below)
Peanut Dressing
Prep time:
3-4 servings
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp tamari (soy sauce)
- water to thin
Directions
- Whisk together the ingredients for the peanut sauce until it’s smooth and fully combined, adding enough water to get the consistency you want.
- Layer the veggies in a lunch to go container, and drizzle with the dressing. Sometimes I put the dressing lower down, with the spinach layer, so that it doesn’t get stuck to the lid of my container.
- Keep your leftover peanut dressing in a container in the fridge – it’s great on stir fries, steamed veggies, bean salads or even stirred into the broth of a soup for instant flavor.
What do you like to take for a lunch to go? Let me know below, we can all always use more ideas.
