6 inspired lunch recipes recommended by our deputy food editor

By Khanya Mzongwana, 1 August 2024

There’s no need to have boring, repetitive lunchboxes. Khanya Mzongwana has curated 6 recipe that will help you make more interesting lunches that will get you excited for break time! From sweet treats to sensational salads, here are Khanya’s top lunch recipe recommendations.

1. Nuke-it noodle bowl

If you have a pack of noodles that you’d like to breathe new life into and access to a microwave, I recommend my nuke-it noodle bowl.

NUKE-IT NOODLE BOWL

Find the recipe for nuke-it noodle bowl here. 

2. Falafel waffles

If you have a waffle press and just want to show off, make these falafel waffles.

Falafel waffles

Find the recipe for falafel waffles here. 

Want more lunchbox ideas? Check out our recipe collection.

3. Peanut butter-and-banana baked doughnuts

Need something sweet that isn’t fruit? Try Clem Pedro’s genius baked doughnuts, and try not to eat the whole tray in one go.

Peanut butter-and-banana baked doughnuts

Find the recipe for peanut butter-and-banana baked doughnuts here. 

4. Ham-and-cheese omelette roll

If you’re into breakfast for lunch (who isn’t?), you have to try Siba Mtongana’s ham-and-cheese omelette rolls today.

ham and cheese omelette rolls

Find the recipe for ham-and-cheese omelette roll here. 

ALSO READ: Crushed naartjies and polony amagwinya: a lunchbox memory

5. Flaked hot-smoked trout, avocado and salad

To all the virtuous salad-eating types, I applaud you. Here’s a salad by Hannah Lewry that you’re going to flip for.

Find the recipe for flaked hot-smoked trout, avocado and salad here. 

6. Handmade Cornish pasties

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t dig a good pie. Make these Cornish pasties the night before – your future self will LOVE you.

handmade Cornish pasties

Find the recipe for handmade Cornish pasties here. 

ALSO READ: 6 simple, speedy lunches for every situation

Khanya Mzongwana

Article by Khanya Mzongwana

If you're anything like our deputy food editor Khanya Mzongwana, you're obsessed with uniqueness and food with feeling. Cook her family-tested favourites, midweek winners and her mouth-wateringly fresh takes on plant-based eating.
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