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My bro is coming to lunch with his wife on Sunday, stopping off on his way to Torquay on holiday. They've booked a dinner in a hotel in the evening down on the coast and asked for a light lunch.

Any thoughts ?

Kx

Hi Katherine,

How about having several tasty salads for them to choose from? This site has some very nice bean salads that are filling and satisfying, and you could add a vegetable salad or even just some raw veggies with a nice hummus or dip. Here's a recipe for a quinoa and chickpea salad that I've been eating a lot this summer. The recipe calls for seasoned rice vinegar, but I didn't want to use that because the seasoned rice vinegar available here has sugar and salt added to it, so I've been substituting Acid League's Meyer Lemon and Honey vinegar, and it makes a very tasty dressing.

As for dessert, what could be better than fresh fruit at this time of year? Whatever looks best in the store is what I'd go with. Of course, if you want to be a bit fancier, you could go with nice cream or one of the fruity desserts on this site - I haven't tried many of them, but I think they're probably all good.

Hope you have a good visit with your brother and his wife!

Not sure what a sophisticated light lunch might mean, but some thoughts.....

Gazpacho.
Fruit soup.
Borscht with a nice rye or pumpernickel bread
Middle Eastern mezze, which would leave you with some leftovers for yourself.
Pasta salad with fresh seasonal veggies.
Cold (Thai?) noodle salad and fresh summer rolls.

Have a nice visit with your family.

A late reply thanks for both your suggestions I did combine elements of both in a massive bulgar salad with some exotic stuff like artichokes, made a seeded sourdough too. It was a lovely sunny day so we sat in the garden.

Katherine
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