Back to School and School Lunches. Oh Yes.


It's back to school again! I really, REALLY need to get sensible about bringing lunch to school, 'cause the stuff I can get there ain't exactly three starred cuisine - but then again, it is expensive, so who can blame them?!?:-P

Therefore, I'm scouring magazines, books, blogs and websites for nice, little brown-bag'able items - if you've got any you know of, do let me know! (I'm trying Brandon's Chickpeas today)

This here is a salad inspired by Nigella, From Nigella Bites, I think. She uses leftover baked potatoes (a good thing in a lunch-to-bring-item: that it uses leftovers, and that you're able to put things together in the evening before) top them with a good dose of Maldon sea salt, sumac, lemon, olive oil and a sprinkling of parsley, should you feel so inclined.

I took it a step further and crumbled a nice cow's milk feta into the cut-up potatoes, added slivers of roasted red pepper and a fine dice of celery (because I had celery languishing in the fridge and no, I'm not throwing things out, remember?) Add to that lemon, sumac, olive oil, pepper and salt and a heavy dose of coarsely chopped parsley and I was fit for a day of 8 am -10 pm running-from-class-to-class-to-job-to-the-other-job-day. Oh yes, and one of the benefits of this salad is that it's actually best at room temperature - which face it, it will be, after having been lugged around like my lunch frequently does...

Comments

Pille said…
I like the sound of sprinkling sumac on leftover potatoes!! And that recipe for Brandon's chickpeas has been bookmarket at our casa, too!
Sara said…
Mmmm potatos and feta, yum. I bought some sumac last month for the first time, thanks for a suggestion for using it.
Anonymous said…
I have to go and find some sumac...I never used it before but I am sure I can find it in a Turkish or Moroccan market here in Holland. And I totally agree with your intentions not to throw anything away. Let's say I am making progress...
Anonymous said…
Interesting, those brandon's chckpeas sure get around, on the 3rd or fourth time making his chick peas.

I to, am back to school and dying a horrible death of bad campus food. Thanks for the good looking salad (I'm a total spud fan), going to give it a whirl next week.

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