5 Delicious and Practical Lunch Side Dish Recommendations, Can Be Quickly Cooked During Break Time while WFH

Kapanlagi.com - Preparing lunch can sometimes be a difficult job to do. The short lunch break during work is one of the reasons. Not to mention preparing food, thinking about lunch menu can sometimes be confusing enough. But don't worry, because there are several delicious and tasty lunch side dish recommendations.

Not only delicious, lunch side dish recommendations are also considered practical. So, those of you who may be working from home can make it temporarily while taking a break after tired of working. Curious, what are the delicious and easy-to-make side dish recommendations?

Instead of continuing to be curious, just check out some lunch side dish recommendations in the following list.

1. Sambal Tempe

Sambal tempe (credit: instagram/cookingwithevaalkaff)

Sambal tempe can be a tempting dish for lunch. In addition, the simple ingredients and easy preparation are reasons why this recommended lunch side dish recipe is a must-try. Here's the recipe for making simple but delicious sambal tempe.

Ingredients needed:

- Tempeh (amount can be adjusted according to serving size)

- Bird's eye chili (amount can be adjusted according to desired spiciness)

- 2 large red chilies

- 1 tomato

- 1/2 tsp lime juice

- 2 tbsp shrimp paste (roasted)

- 5 shallots

- 3 garlic cloves

- Salt to taste

- Sugar to taste

Instructions:

1) Fry the tempeh, then drain and set aside.

2) Fry the bird's eye chili, large red chilies, garlic, shallots, and tomato.

3) Once done, transfer the bird's eye chili, large red chilies, garlic, shallots, and tomato to a mortar. Then, grind until smooth.

4) Add salt, sugar, and roasted shrimp paste. Grind and mix until well combined.

5) Add the tempeh, then grind and mix until well coated with the sambal.

6) Finished, sambal tempeh is ready to be served with warm rice.

2. Sauteed Water Spinach

Sauteed water spinach is definitely an everyday dish. Not only delicious, sauteed water spinach is very easy to make, making it suitable for your lunch menu choice. Here's how to make a recommended lunch side dish, sauteed water spinach.

Ingredients needed:

- 2 bunches of water spinach (only use the young leaves and stems)

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 5 cloves of shallots

- Chili (amount according to desired spiciness)

- 1 tomato

- Sufficient amount of oyster sauce

- Sufficient amount of sugar

- Sufficient amount of salt

- Sufficient amount of ground pepper

Instructions:

1) Wash the chopped water spinach until clean.

2) Grind the garlic, shallots, and chili, then saute until fragrant.

3) Add the water spinach, oyster sauce, salt, sugar, and pepper.

4) Stir until well combined and the water spinach starts to wilt.

5) Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

6) If the taste is right, add thinly sliced tomatoes.

7) Done, sauteed water spinach is ready to be served.

3. Recipe for Fried Eggs in Sweet Soy Sauce

Lunch dish recommendations (credit: instagram/vianney_lim99)

Tired of ordinary fried eggs? You can make fried eggs more interesting by adding soy sauce. The already delicious fried eggs will become even more delicious. Here is a recommended recipe for fried eggs in sweet soy sauce.

Ingredients:

- 5 eggs

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 4 shallots

- 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce

- 1 tbsp chili sauce (optional)

- 1 tsp palm sugar (optional)

- 1 tsp seasoning

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

- 50 ml water

- Sufficient amount of oil for frying

Instructions:

1) Fry the eggs until slightly dry. Then, drain and set aside.

2) Slice the shallots and garlic, then sauté in a little oil until fragrant.

3) Add water, sauce, soy sauce, ground pepper, and seasoning. Cook until boiling.

4) Finally, add the fried eggs and mix well.

4. Eggplant Balado Recipe

Eggplant balado can also be a lunch dish recommendation for you spicy food lovers. The ingredients and how to make it are also very simple. It doesn't take long to make this delicious dish. Here is a simple eggplant balado recipe.

Ingredients needed:

Ingredients (for 3 servings):

- 2 purple eggplants

- Salt to taste

- Sugar to taste

- Bird's eye chili according to taste

- Red chili according to taste

- 3 shallots

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 2 candlenuts

- 2 bay leaves

- Enough cooking oil

How to make:

1) Cut the eggplants to a size that suits your taste, then soak them in salty water for a while.

2) Then fry until about a quarter cooked.

3) Grind all the spices except the bay leaves, then sauté with a little oil.

4) Add the bay leaves, then continue sautéing until fragrant.

5) Add the eggplants and a little water.

6) Add salt and sugar. Cook until the spices are absorbed and the water is reduced.

7) Done, the eggplant balado is ready to be served.

5. Clear Vegetable Soup

Vegetable soup as a lunch recommendation (credit: instagram/resepsayurtop)

This next lunch recommendation is not only delicious and easy to make, but also healthy. Yes, clear vegetable soup can be a refreshing and tempting lunch dish. The recipe is also easy and quick to follow. You can follow the recipe below.

Ingredients needed:

- Various vegetables such as cabbage, potatoes, carrots, green beans, cauliflower, and so on (you can adjust according to taste or availability at home)

- Meatballs (optional)

- 1 portion (adjust the portion)

- 1 tomato, cut into pieces

- 1 spring onion (sliced according to taste)

- 2 stalks of celery (finely sliced)

- 3 cloves of garlic

- 1 tsp salt

- 1/2 tsp ground pepper

- Sugar to taste

- Fried onions to taste

How to make:

1) Boil water until boiling. If it's boiling, add crushed garlic.

2) Then add the vegetables gradually (start with the hard-textured vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, green beans, cauliflower). Also add meatballs (if available).

3) Add salt, ground pepper, and sugar to taste.

4) Adjust the taste. Once it's deemed right, add the easily cooked vegetables like cabbage. Also add the spring onions and tomatoes.

5) Stir until well combined, wait for it to boil.

6) Done, serve the clear vegetable soup with sprinkled fried onions on top.

Those are some recommendations for delicious and practical lunch dishes. Hope it's helpful and enjoy trying it out!

(kpl/gen/psp)