Peanut Butter and Banana Obsession

I love peanut butter. Yes, you've heard it before... I know... Well, my new thing is mixing it with banana. I used to just eat bananas with peanut butter, because mmmmm.... But then I thought, why not make a wrap with peanut butter and bananas? 

Another super easy thing to do is an open faced sandwich with peanut butter spread on top, and then topped with sliced bananas. 

There are tons of ideas, just go ahead and experiment to go beyond the classic PB+J sandwich.

The Danish Open Faced Sandwich

To make good Smørrebrød (as we call it in Denmark) is really an art, but one of the most delicious things in the world. The good thing about it is that you can be super creative and make it with almost anything you like. All it requires is good rye bread, lunch meat or fish, and whatever other toppings you would like.

This one is one of my favorites, and it's super simple. Just a couple of slices of avocado and topped with a tablespoon of cottage cheese and salt and pepper. 

This is one of the classics. Start out with putting some kind of green base on the base. I used spinach in this case, but lettuce or rucola or whatever you would like would be good. Then you take a hard boiled egg and slice into 1/8 inch slices. Top with slices of tomato and cucumber and some mayonnaise, and don't forget salt and pepper.

 A thing that is very popular in Denmark on rye bread is different kinds of fish. Usually some kind of canned fish. In this case, I used tuna, and made a simple tuna and egg salad and put it on a base of spinach and topped with a couple of sliced tomato and cucumber. 

Other things to put on rye bread:

Nutella (SO GOOD)

Lunch meat

Boiled potatoes with mayonnaise

Peanut Butter with banana slices

BBQ Chicken Salad

In my foods class we had to make these 5 different salads, and because I missed that day of class I had to make it up at home. I personally love this kind of salad with the beans and corn and chicken on a base of lettuce. I would just prefer it with a more Mexican inspired dressing instead of the very American BBQ and ranch. Check this recipe out if you want to try my cilantro lime dressing with the same kind of salad.

Ingredients:

1 T olive oil
2 chicken breasts
2 heads of lettuce
2 roma tomatoes (about 1 cup chopped)
1 cup corn kernels
1 cup black beans
1/4 red onion
Ranch dressing
BBQ sauce

Optional ingredients:
Shredded cheddar cheese
Tortilla strips

Directions:

1. Heat olive oil in a medium sauté pan over medium heat.
2. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Cook in heated oil, flipping once, until cooked through.
3. Dice chicken into bite sizes.
4. Cut the onion in small dice, tomatoes into medium or small dice. Drain and rinse corn and beans.
5. Assemble the salad by placing shredded lettuce in a large bowl. Top with chicken, onion, tomatoes, corn, and beans.
6. Pour ranch and BBQ sauce on top of the salad and toss gently to combine.
7. Add optional cheese and crushed tortilla strips.

Tuna and Egg Salad with Apple

Am I the only one who loves a good tuna salad, or a good egg salad? I don't hope so, cause it's really delicious. The problem is just that most of them are filled with tons of mayo other bad fatty things, so I decided to make my own light version, and it was still just amazing. 

3 eggs

1 apple

1 can tuna

1/2 cup edame beans

1/2 cup greek yogurt

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp curry

1/4 lemon

Salt og pepper

Avocado or a slice of toasted bread or a bun/bagel. 

Spinach leaves.

Directions:

Boil eggs 10 minutes in boiling water. Cut them and put in a bowl. Cut apple into small dice and mix with the eggs. Drain tuna, and put into the bowl with all of the other ingredients. Stir around, not too long, because the egg will get smushy. Spoon out a little of half an avocado and fill with the salad or put in top of a toasted bun with some fresh spinach leaves or whatever you would like.

 Enjoy!

Salad with Salmon, Strawberries, and Asparagus

Once again I made myself an amazing lunch for school tomorrow. This time I used some leftover salmon and baked asparagus and mixed it with a green salad. Mmm... I promise you your friends are gonna get jealous when you pull such a thing out for lunch!

Ingredients:
Green salad base: Lettuce, spinach or whatever you would like!
1 tomato
1 inch cucumber
1 tbsp feta cheese
Some shredded carrot
2 strawberries
3 asparagus
1/2 salmon filet

Directions:
Cook salmon and asparagus. Cut vegetables and mix!

Enjoy!

Cucumber/tomato Sandwiches

Today I felt really creative and wanted to have a really delicious lunch, so I decided to make this healthy cucumber sandwich filled with an egg salad and tuna. They turned out really good. Definitely not the last time I make those!

Ingredients:
1/4 of a cucumber
1 boiled egg
1/2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp greek yoghurt
1/2 tsp curry
1/2 tsp bacon cheddar seasoning (I used Kernel season's)
salt and pepper
1 tomato
1/2 can tuna in water
Some slices of bell pepper (optional)
Fresh Dill (optional)

Chop the egg and mix with mayonnaise, greek yoghurt, curry, seasoning, and salt and pepper.

Make the sandwiches however you would like.

Have a healthy saturday! 

What's for Lunch Today?

Today I got to enjoy this really delicious wrap with basil pesto and chicken. Mmmm... One of my favorite things in the world is pesto, and it really tasted awesome in a wrap with the chicken.

Ingredients:
Whole wheat tortilla
Baked chicken breast
1 tsp basil pesto
1/4 cup mozeralla cheese
1 tomato
spinach

Directions:
Spread the pesto on a tortilla, and layer with chicken breast, cutter tomato, mozzarella and spinach. Roll up, and enjoy!

My Lunchbox

Everyday at school I bring my own lunch. I do that because I don't wanna eat the gross school food they give us. So everyday I have some kind of a salad, wrap, or some kind of leftovers or whatever. I love having my little salad container, which both have a room for a cooler, knife and fork, and a little space for the dressing and everything. 

Well, I thought I would give you a little sneak peak on what my salad container contained today!

Start out with a base of lettuce, spinach or other kind of greens.

Add all of your favorite veggies, and add some kind of protein, either meat, cheese, or whatever you like, and some fresh herbs is always delicious!

I like to have some kind of crunch in my salad as well. Today I used these homemade, roasted sunflower seeds. I just worsted them on a dry pan with a little bit of soy sauce. So good!

Now you only need to add your favorite dressing, or just eat it plain as it is! 

Hope this will inspire you to start making your own homemade lunch. It really is so much better, I promise! All you need is just a little creativity and a good container!