6 Recipes to Make Lunch Better (Than What You’re Eating Right Now)

Hey Big Tuna, your lunch deserves one of these recipes.

1. Grilled Fig Sandwiches with Pistachio Pesto and Balsamic-Grilled Onions

This sandwich is an unbelievably tasty combination of warm crusty bread, savoury pistachio pesto, rich caramelized onion, peppery arugula, and sweet grilled figs.

2. The Perfect Kale Salad

Get ready for baby kale, roasted yams, ancient grains, honeycrisp apple and crispy squash chips topped with toasted pumpkin seed dressing.

3. Smoked Salmon Grilled Cheese with Maple-Marinated Apricots

Chef Ned Bell’s recipe takes the best of the West Coast: wild Pacific smoked salmon, Canadian cheese and seasonal stone fruits. The maple marinated apricots are a play on a fruit ketchup, but fresh, quick and simple.

4. Spicy Chicken, Mango and Cucumber Salad

Rotisserie chicken makes for a quick source of protein in this sweet and spicy salad.

5. Pea and Fava Beans with Mint and Pecorino on Toast

This simple recipe comes together quickly and makes the most of fresh summer ingredients.

6. Maple-Sriracha Salmon with Grilled Peach Salad

This salad topped with grilled salmon and Okanagan peaches, from F.I.S.H.‘s Jenice Yu, is the perfect summertime meal.

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