protein for a lunch salad

[Anonymous]

I'd prefer if I didn't have to cook it. I sometimes add canned tuna or chickpeas, but looking for other ideas. If I have leftover cooked salmon or chicken from dinner I'll add that, but that doesn't happen often.

When I'm home for lunch I will add a veggie burger or grill up some haloumi quick, but I'm working in the office again so that's not convenient.

Thanks for any ideas

[Anonymous]

I use salmon or tuna in the packets. I also always cook extra sheetpan chicken tonight's (boneless) as those make a great cold protein addition.

[Anonymous]

Marinated tofu cut up into small cubes
Edamame

[Anonymous]

We pan bake chicken and use it on salads throughout the week.

[Anonymous]

Smoked salmon, don’t have to cook

[Anonymous]

If you are a costco member, their roast turkey breast is perfect for this. (https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/kirkland-signature-turkey-breast%2C-oven-browned%2C-4-lb-avg-wt.product.100343513.html)

Lentils are good as well.

[Anonymous]

I love the Trader Joe’s precooked French lentils.

But if you’re willing to do minimal cooking, make a batch of roasted chickpeas for the week.

[Anonymous]

Hard-boiled eggs

[Anonymous]

Frozen peas

[Anonymous]

tinned sardines are the healthiest. Less mercury than tuna.

[Anonymous]

Why not just make more at dinner or on the weekends so you have leftovers for lunch?

[Anonymous]

You don’t have to cook veggie burgers, they’re just processed soy glop.

[Anonymous]

I bring salads to work for lunch and my go-to protein additions are chickpeas, other beans like black or kidney beans, lentils, tofu, and tempeh. Tofu & tempeh I just pan fry a batch over the weekend and use as add-ins.
Or I make egg bites and pack salad and an egg bite for lunch.

[Anonymous]

beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, edamame

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd prefer if I didn't have to cook it. I sometimes add canned tuna or chickpeas, but looking for other ideas. If I have leftover cooked salmon or chicken from dinner I'll add that, but that doesn't happen often.

When I'm home for lunch I will add a veggie burger or grill up some haloumi quick, but I'm working in the office again so that's not convenient.

Thanks for any ideas

It's not great for you, but I like salami. Chopped hard boiled egg is good too.