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Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s work lunch recipes clockwise from top right: Lamb kofta with freekeh salad and harissa yoghurt; peperonata, tuna and crispy caper pasta fredda (pasta salad); leftover roast chicken soba salad with sesame dressing and furikake.

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20 healthy weekday lunches to make this month

From easy eggplant noodles to soups rich in pumpkin, tomato and carrot, make the month ahead all about fresh, seasonal lunches big on flavour and colour.

20 recipes
Miso eggplant noodles with crunchy chilli oil.
EASY

Miso eggplant noodles

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Deli pasta salad.
EASY

Adam Liaw's deli pasta salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Falafel salad.

Easy speedy five-minute falafel salad

  • Alexander Hart
Salad nicoise.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s extra-nice salad nicoise

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Couscous, tomato, cucumber and feta salad Extract from The 5-Minute, 5-Ingredient Lunchbox by Alexander Hart, published by Smith Street Books Single use only, do not republish without permission Photographer: Chris Middleton Supplied by Smith Street Books

Five-minute couscous, tomato, cucumber and feta salad

  • Alexander Hart
Speedy tomato soup.

Quick and satisfying six-ingredient tomato and bean soup

  • Dr Clare Bailey and Justine Pattison
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Mushroom and spinach frittata.
EASY

Adam Liaw's mushroom, spinach and zucchini frittata

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Pasta salad with peperonata, tuna and buffalo mozzarella.

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s peperonata, tuna and crispy caper pasta salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Avocado toast with roast tomatatoes and herb salad.
EASY

Three Blue Ducks' classic avocado on toast recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy
Soba noodles with cheat's crunchy chilli oil and avocado.
EASY

Crunchy chilli oil soba noodles with avocado

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
Salmon and corn rice.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s salmon and corn rice

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
A ploughman's platter in salad form.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s ploughman’s salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spooky soup: Slow-roasted pumpkin soup with ginger and curry powder.
EASY

Karen Martini’s roast pumpkin soup

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Attica owner-chef Ben Shewry's lunch salad.
EASY

Ben Shewry's healthy lunch salad recipe

  • < 30 mins
  • Ben Shewry
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EASY

Jill Dupleix’s green cheese toasties

  • < 30 mins
  • Jill Dupleix
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Dumplings swimming in quick red curry sweet potato soup.
EASY

Dumplings with red curry sweet potato soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
This updated zucchini slice is heavy on the bacon.

Zucchini slice with a hidden layer of bacon

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Katrina Meynink
Turmeric, ginger and coconut create a brightly coloured, flavour-packed dressing.

Danielle Alvarez’s chickpea and tomato salad with coconut dressing

  • Danielle Alvarez
Healthy school lunches by Wholefood Simply.
EASY

Four-ingredient quiche

  • < 30 mins
  • Bianca Slade
Budget-friendly and comforting carrot and lentil soup.
EASY

Spiced carrot and lentil soup

  • < 30 mins
  • Katrina Meynink
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