Great Recipes for Summer Lunches

If your garden like ours is producing more than it's fair share of Zucchini (or courgettes as we like to call them in the UK) then this recipe for Grilled Courgette Hummus Wraps from Maebells is one that you have to save and make. It is healthy and tastes delicious.

Chicken is always healthy right and this Grilled Chicken Avocado and Hummus Salad from Honey and Birch tastes amazing and if you make ahead you can eat it over the week just for yourself. The perfect lunch idea for busy mums and those of us that work from home and keep forgetting to have our lunch!

Another delicious Chicken Grilled dish - one that my husband and son won't touch but my daughter and I love this - Grilled Chicken Melt with Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Spread from Foodie with Family.

We switched up this Blackened Fish Taco Recipe from Host the Toast and instead of pan frying it we used the griddle pan and it tasted amazing.

Have I mentioned how much I love Greek Food to you - I spent a while living there and it's one of my favourite types of food. This Greek Chicken Pasta Salad from Budget Bites  is an ideal lunch for me - it combines Pasta, Chicken and then Greek flavours - you really should give this one ago.

If you have left over chicken then you have to give this Five Ingredient Buffalo Chicken Roll Ups from Cooking for Keeps a try - they are easy to make and taste amazing (although I went a lighter with the hot sauce than my husband did).

I very rarely eat eggs but have started to now I can get them fresh and this Greek Yogurt Egg Salad Sandwich from Damn Delicious went done a hit with our friends when they visited.

Easy to make and tastes delicious this Caprese Sandwich from Jessica in the Kitchen is pretty much what I order whenever I go out for lunch. I love using freshly baked bread when I make it at home or store-bought panini and then grilling it a little so that the Mozzarella melts.

If you like Goats Cheese then you really need to give this Mashed Avocado Goat Cheese Open Sandwich with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes from Joyful Healthy Eats - if you are in a hurry then switch out the roasted cherry tomatoes for some sun dried ones (shhhh I won't tell) they taste as delicious as the roasted but saves some time.

Cuban food is delicious and this Cuban Sandwich from Hapa Nom Nom is no exception.

Because I know not everyone loves meat for vegetarians I recommend this Green Goddess Sandwich from The Bojon Gourmet - or to have on a meat free Monday too.

These mini taco's are ideal for quick and these Baked Black Bean Taquitos from Naturally Ella are perfect finger food size for summer lunches with friends.

Make these Avocado Chickpea Salad Sandwiches from Yummy Healthy Easy with homemade wholewheat bread and you can't go wrong. Everyone will love them and they are really filling.

It wasn't that long ago that I discovered Quinoa and I have been trying out different recipes since this Honey Lime Quinoa Fruit Salad from The Recipe Critic tastes amazing - honey and lime go together so well and the quinoa in it really fills you up for the rest of the day.

Growing up my Nan used to make something a little similar to this Broccoli Apple Salad from The Recipe Critic - I think it's probably the combination of Walnut and Apple something that she loved and used to cook with a lot.

One that I made especially for my husband was this Crab Pasta Salad from Wine and Glue - as I can't eat Sea Food it's all his recommendation that it's made it onto this list and he's a fussy eater so it must be good.

This last salad was a firm favourite with myself and my daughter it includes 5 of our favourite things and I would recommend you giving it a go as well - Blueberry Caprese Salad from Love and Olive Oil

This Cheesy Hassleback Zucchini (courgette) pizza from Peas and Crayons was THE FIRST recipe that I tried with the courgettes this year. It was delicious and so light compared to a bread pizza but still had a lot of the flavours.

Spring rolls make a great finger treat for when you have guests for a summer lunch and these Green Bean Spring Roll Recipe from Naturally Ella taste fantastic add a little dipping sauce and you have the perfect light summer lunch.