This is my favourite lunch, at the moment. I'm so fed up with tuna mayonnaise sandwiches, usually made with far too much mayonnaise, so this is a lovely alternative for tuna lovers...
Cut a bagel in half. Mix a tin of tuna, some chopped fresh parsley and a small tin of butter beans together - mash with a fork. Add some natural yogurt to desired consistency. Spread on bagel and top with a little grated cheese. Grill and add black pepper. Delicious!
Carrot soup is another favourite of mine, (but I don't like carrot and orange soup). Cook onion, garlic and a lump of grated ginger in some olive oil for a few minutes. Add 1kg of roughly chopped carrots, 4 sticks of chopped celery, 4 small potatoes - peeled and chopped, cook for few more minutes. Add 3 litres of hot chicken stock (3 Knorr stock cubes for speed). Tie some fresh herbs together with string, whatever you have in the fridge eg parsley, thyme, sage etc. Tie one end to pan handle and dangle the other in the soup. Bring to the boil and cook for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove herbs and blend until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste and a slug of cream, single or double. Eat with good crusty bread (and cheese if you're starving).
I also make a mixed vegetable soup, made in much the same way. I start with the same base of onion, garlic and ginger. Only use 3 carrots for this one and 3 celery sticks, all chopped. Add 1 chopped red chilli, including the seeds. Peel and chop 1 swede, 2 parsnips, 2 potatoes (and possibly a couple of turnips). Add 3 litres of chicken stock and proceed as above.
