Lunch

Fried urad dal + spices+ pasta + parm = rich and nutty tadka pasta you can conjure up in less than 30 minutes.

Time to get cracking!

Spicy, creamy silken tofu with all of the crunchy toppings your heart desires.

This salad is a textural dream—creamy Tepary beans, sturdy dandelion greens, crumbly goat cheese—but our favorite part might be the bright cranberry-sumac dressing.

This mouthwatering vegan mushroom sloppy is so good you’ll think twice before ever picking up a pack of ground beef again.

Did somebody say fried cheese? Halloumi drizzled with honey and aromatic thyme makes for an ideal sweet-salty-crunchy appetizer.

Istanbul is famous for its grilled mackerel sandwiches dressed with fresh lemon and plenty of crunchy veg—best eaten while strolling along the Bosporus, but equally delicious at a cookout or picnic.

Hetal Vasavada’s approach to the unleavened Gujarati spiced flatbread ensures a soft, supple dough every time.

Making your own spice mix is the key to chicken cutlets with tons of nutty, floral, and tangy flavor and crunchy, seedy texture.

Lara Lee’s crunchy, bright, and veg-packed summer rolls are a cross-cultural twist on two street food icons: refreshing Vietnamese gỏi cuốn and Indonesian gado-gado.

Roasting, then grinding masala adds a depth of flavor to these chicken wings from chef Preeti Mistry.

Chef Preeti Mistry’s Bombay Sandwich is like a “grown-up grilled cheese,” made with jammy onions, potatoes, melty Monterey Jack, tangy cheddar, and Scallion Chutney.

Silky and comforting yet light and spring-y, this tortellini and spinach soup is the perfect winter-to-spring meal.

My boxed cracker habit just isn't cutting it anymore.

Are you in a lunch rut? We can help you out.

Don’t rush the cooking process on this one. Moderate heat allows the cheese inside to fully melt without burning the outsides.

Box grater to the rescue.

A kid-friendly route to eating vegetables.

This recipe covers pretty much all of our working-from-home lunch criteria: it’s cheesy, packed with greens and protein, and topped with hot sauce.

Crispy chickpeas and gorgeous red endive just made your lunchtime tuna salad a lot more exciting.

Two words: Lunch nachos!!!!

Just when we were starting to run out of ideas for what to make for lunch at home, these melty broccoli toasts appeared.

Grate your tofu on a box-grater (it works!) and the rest of this satisfying lunch bowl is only minutes away.

This classic tuna salad has all the essentials for turning canned tuna into something truly compelling.