Bad memories of the sandwiches you used to have to eat at school? Don’t worry, things have moved on.
Using last night’s leftovers to make your lunch prevents food waste – but you also get to amaze your colleagues with the unending variety of your lunches. If you usually buy your sandwiches at the supermarket, you’ll also save money and prevent plastic waste.
Try different types of bread, rice, salads, or pasta, served with a mixture of fillings, spreads, or whatever your kids didn’t eat from last night’s dinner.
Some ideas that are definitely better than yet another cheese sandwich are:
- left-over vegetarian/chicken nuggets with chilli mayo and salad leaves served in a wrap
- left-over (vegan) fish fingers with lemon mayo in a wrap
- uneaten naan with yoghurt and cucumber
- cooked-too-many roasted vegetables with couscous
- reheated pasta and sauce, topped with a few fresh tomatoes
- reheated chilli served up in a bun like a sloppy joe
- almost any leftovers folded into an omelette (egg or chickpea based)
- wilted salad leaves whizzed into a pesto with garlic, lemon juice and cashew nuts, served on toast
- leftover vegetables mixed through a bean salad, with a simple vinaigrette dressing