Portable uber delicious lunch for two

[K8memphis]

I invite people to have lunch with me on Tuesdays when I (volunteer) work as a receptionist. We sit in the big beautiful lobby behind the big desk and chow down. I have access to a microwave to reheat something and there's a frige.

But what is something really cool to take this week for my guest??

I was thinking maybe my famous chicken apple walnut salad on a croissant but I can't remember if she likes it.

I wanna make something really delicious and portable. If you were lucky enough to get an invite from me what would you like for me to bring that day???

For example last week I served chicken artichoke cheesey stuff on cream puffs, week before it was whooppee gourmet salads.

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[Ling]

I know you can bake...how about a wild mushroom quiche?

[SeanDirty]

I invite people to have lunch with me on Tuesdays when I (volunteer) work as a receptionist. We sit in the big beautiful lobby behind the big desk and chow down. I have access to a microwave to reheat something and there's a frige.

But what is something really cool to take this week for my guest??

I was thinking maybe my famous chicken apple walnut salad on a croissant but I can't remember if she likes it.

I wanna make something really delicious and portable. If you were lucky enough to get an invite from me    what would you like for me to bring that day???

For example last week I served chicken artichoke cheesey stuff on cream puffs, week before it was whooppee gourmet salads.

???

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls!!! Depending on how much someone can eat, and size of the roll, i'd say 3 at the least....

Anyways, Ingredients

Rice paper (the white dry, round things)

Vermicilli (rice noodles), heat them up in very hot water for few seconds till tender.

protien (shrimp, chicken, something tender and mild)

shreded carrots

shreded cucumber

cilantro (

peanuts (optional)

Scallions (cut on bias)

Sauce:

Thai-bird chilies 1 will probably do for 2 people...

soy sauce (light)

seseme oil (just a drop)

ginger minced

Fish sauce

Rehydrate the Rice paper in warm water, place it on a cutting board, first layer shrimp or meat, then layer vermicilli, carrots, cucumber, scallions, cilantro, and peanuts. Roll it up about half way, a little past the middle would be key. Then fold in the sides to the middle, and finish by rolling it down the middle. (like an egg roll) sorry if the rolling part is hard to understand, i have no imagination.

for the sauce, its mainly soy and fish sauce, add the other things for flavor.

so do half-half fish and soy, then add in ginger a touch of seseme oil and 1 julienned thai chili pepper. Dip and Serve, once you have your mis en place, for the rolls you can pop them out pretty quickly..... good for parties..... and very tasty and refreshing.....

[chow guy]

This time of year you can make a great Gazpacho and then serve it with pre made non grilled vegatable Panini.

You don't need a paninni press. I use a delicious Ciabatta, or other crusty Italian bread. Cut the loaf in half and hollow it out, (almost down to the crust) Then, fill it with roasted red peppers, ripe tomatoes, fresh basil leaves or pesto, grilled portabellos, poached fennel and slices of Fontina cheese. Re- assemble the filled halves and wrap in foil, and weigh it down with heavy books on top of an inverted sheet pan for 15 mins. Then heat it in a 350 oven till the cheese melts. Try it, you'll love it.

[Daniel Rogov]

Forget the microwave and offer up Crab Louis. And with that a nice bottle of crisply unoaked Sauvignon Blanc.....

[jgm]

My favorite portable lunches involve tuna.

One is a tuna nicoise salad. You could substitute salmon if you wish.

The second is a white bean and tuna salad. I use Giada deLaurentiis's recipe, found on the Food Network website. Use an excellent canned, or fresh/cooked tuna.

Lentil salads are also quite portable.

And to go with: extremely colorful fruit salads with as many different kinds of fruits as I can find or afford.

[bandregg]

The weather being as hot and humid as it is calls for picnic foods: cold fried chicken, cornbread, uber-ripe watermelon, pickles, and campari and soda.

[K8memphis]

Thank you, Ling, mushroom quiche is a great idea.

Vietnamese Spring Rolls!!!  Depending on how much someone can eat, and size of the roll,  i'd say 3 at the least....

SeanDirty, thanks so much for the recipe & how to too. I really need to try to make these. I've made egg rolls before and I'm a child of the 60's so I know how to roll, wink wink I need to push out of my comfort zone & try these. I did not know they had noodles in them. Thanks so much.

This time of year you can make a great Gazpacho and then serve it with pre made non grilled vegatable Panini.

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I love the do it yourself panini thing. I woulda never thougth of that too cool. Great idea. Thank you, Daniel. And I have a gazpacho I really like.

Forget the microwave and offer up Crab Louis.  And with that a nice bottle of crisply unoaked Sauvignon Blanc.....

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I looked up Crab Louis and that sounds like something I would really love to make perfect idea. Thanks so much. I'm a saladaholic.

My favorite portable lunches involve tuna.

One is a tuna nicoise salad.  You could substitute salmon if you wish.

And to go with:  extremely colorful fruit salads with as many different kinds of fruits as I can find or afford.

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Salad Nicoise! Why didn't I think of that?! Thanks for the great ideas, jgm. I love jam packed fruit salads. Good albacore. Umm, the stuff in the packages seems to be getting better and better--it used to be soo dry--it's actually good now. I like poached salmon too.

The weather being as hot and humid as it is calls for picnic foods: cold fried chicken, cornbread, uber-ripe watermelon, pickles, and campari and soda.

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Believe me, hot and humid describes Memphis to a T. For sure, fried chicken, I like my cornbread with nutmeg. Great ideas--thanks so much, bandregg.