Modern Lunch: +100 Recipes for Assembling the New Midday Meal: A Cookbook

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From acclaimed cookbook author and award-winning blogger Allison Day comes Modern Lunch, a collection of 100 recipes that celebrate the midday meal. From Allison Day, the acclaimed cookbook author and award-winning blogger behind Yummy Beet, comes Modern Lunch- a collection of over 100 original, plant-forward recipes that celebrate the midday meal. TASTE CANADA AWARDS SILVER WINNER Modern Lunch is the new lunchtime hero for time-strapped, budget-conscious, and salad-fatigued people everywhere. Focusing on healthy, quick--and, yes, Instagrammable--recipes with minimal effort, Allison takes readers on a feasting journey inspired by fresh flavors and ingredients, and her travels. Meals in jars and adult-appropriate lunchboxes will actually make you look forward to lunch now, especially when recipes like Chicken and Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Peanut Butter Vinaigrette, Tomato Sourdough Soup with Cacio e Pepe Socca Triangles, and Walnut-Crusted Avocado, Feta, and Eggs with Pesto Rice are waiting for you. Find inspiration for delicious lunches to eat at home, too, like Greek Chopped Salad with Crispy Peppercorn Salmon, and a new take on the classic ploughman's lunch. Spend weekends with friends gathered around easy-to-assemble platters and picnic baskets, and enjoy homemade brunches that rival any restaurant's. And, if you're someone who likes to improvise, Allison shares her staple recipes and tried-and-tested strategies for mastering meal prep, as well as ideas and combinations for quick, on-the-fly lunches that encourage creativity but promise satisfaction--even if you have to dine at your desk. With dazzling recipes and photography, and smart tips on hacking the lunchtime game, Modern Lunch proves that a delicious, exciting, and inventive lunch can be achievable for any appetite, wallet, and busy schedule--and maybe even spark a little office envy.

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With a balance of aspirational beauty and real-world usefulness,Modern Lunchis both the respite from and solution to the busy-day excuse of missing a midday meal. Whats more, the book embodies a cooking ethos in line with how many of us already live, favoring vibrant, vegetable-forward meals, and building-block larder and pantry staples to enliven our everyday. Allisons addition of sweet potato to a ramen broth is a revelation, offering depth and weight with little effort. The fried lemons from her Broccoli and Rigatoni Minestrone are now my go-to garnish for all manner of soups and salads, with their addictive char and sour-sweet brightness. And, I have no doubt the Basil Chicken Wraps will soon be in my sons lunchboxes. This book is full of such gems.
Tara OBrady, blogger and author ofSeven Spoons

Is it possible that Allison has just made lunchthe chore of all chores for a parent like methe most exciting meal of the day This book is bursting with flavor, inspiration, and most of all encouragement to make the midday meal something to savor.
Ceri Marsh, co-author of How to Feed a Family and The School Year Survival Cookbook

Looks like breakfast is going to have to relinquish its title: Lunch is now The Most Important Meal of the Day. Every page of Allisons book, Modern Lunch, is so fresh, inventive and downright mouthwatering I find myself just counting down the minutes until the clock strikes noon!
Rosie Daykin, owner of Butter Baked Goods and author of Butter Baked Goods and Butter Celebrates!

Allison Days Modern Lunch is a tome of healthful lunch ideas that are flexible enough for a seasoned cook and detailed enough for an aspiring one. It reminds us how lovely it is to be inspired by every meal, and every bite.
Jackie Kai Ellis, founder of Beaucoup Bakery and author of The Measure of My Powers

Modern Lunchwill not only have you totally rethink lunch, it will become the go-to cookbook you didnt even know you were missing. Overflowing with vibrant photography, mouth-watering recipes and practical tips and advice, this truly modern cookbook will make the midday meal the one you look forward to the most.Whether you eat lunch from home, in an office or in the moments the traffic light is red, Allison has a remarkably delicious solution.Her timeless recipes are simple, practical and completely inspiring.From a California Lunch Bowl with the brightest of dressings to a Savory Vegetable Cobbler you will want to serve to your favorite guests, Allison DaysModern Lunchis full of inspiration, gorgeousness and soul-satisfying food that will delight you at lunch and beyond.
Lisa Dawn Bolton, Food Stylist and Author ofOn Boards

Allison Day sees lunchtime as an opportunity to eat well, whether youre at home or at the office. Julie Van Rosendaal, The Globe and Mail

Author Bio

Allison Day is a bestselling author, recipe developer, writer, editor, and food stylist. She has written two other cookbooks, including the award-winning Whole Bowls. She shares more recipes, writing, and work on HiAllisonDay.com and YummyBeet.com. She has been featured in and contributed to The New York Times, Bon Appetit, New York Magazine, The Globe and Mail, Food Network Canada, SHAPE, and more. Allison lives in Dundas, Ontario, Canada with her partner and their son.