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Feeling bored? Tantalise your tastebuds with these five salads

Eating well can be challenging and boring, especially if you are tight for time, or eating on a budget.

Lunchtime dread is a common occurrence, as you wait to consume the unappealing salad lurking in your Tupperware.

Stuck in a rut, we keep buying the same dreary lettuce leaves, tomatoes, and cucumber, usually topped off with an equally boring can of tuna, and no dressing. 

Do you struggle to find lunchtime meals that are both delicious and healthy? Do you long to change it up, but don’t know where to start?

Well, these five simple salad ideas are sure to give you some inspiration:

1. Simple Caesar salad

Packed with minced garlic and cos lettuce, topped with parmesan cheese, and anchovies, this simple Caesar salad is sure to make you look forward to lunchtime.

2. Watermelon and feta salad

A refreshing twist on the usual lettuce, and tomato, this simple salad takes only 10 minutes to prepare. This light lunch, infused with mint, is sure to tantalise your taste buds.

3. Spinach salad with avocado and peppers

Crammed with protein, this power lunch will keep you full all afternoon. You could try roasting the peppers – if you have the time, for a sweeter taste.

4. Chicken and quinoa salad

Chicken and quinoa are both full of protein, and are sure to keep you going until dinner time.

5. Mixed bean salad

So simple to make, this mixed bean salad will be ready in less than 30 minutes. It also makes enough for six, which means it will serve you for at least a few lunches.

 

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