picture this right it's 5 p.m it's 85 degrees outside you are super cranky and realize that
you have only had a bowl of watermelon for the day and it's time to get dinner on the table
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now i don't know about you but for me if any of those conditions are together that i just
previously said then i do not want to cook but we gotta eat and there are still healthy ways to
get lunch or dinner on the table no matter what oh yeah i'm Larisha and this is Make
It Dairy Free. so today i wanted to share with you some tips and of course recipes
for how we meal prep to make sure we get lunch or dinner on the table even when it's hot outside so
one tip is that for me i personally like to make things as early in the morning as possible within
like an hour or so of me waking up that way it is less hot inside of our house and i'm also less
likely to be cranky of course we use the grill as much as possible during the summer when it's
hot but also we like to plug in our insta pot or a crock pot if we're making something in those
actually outside that way all of the heat from those appliances stays outside instead of heating
up the inside of our house but one of my favorite tips is that we actually like to make either cold
salads or wraps that take 10 minutes or less to make for lunch or dinner and that way if we meal
prep ahead for the week things are already done when we are ready to eat the recipes that we are
going to be showing you how to make today are a vegan chicken salad a vegan tuna salad as well as
a copycat version of chick-fil-a's veggie wrap all three of these recipes can be made in about
30 minutes or less that way you have lunch or dinner meals prepared for you throughout
the week also depending on who you are making food for all of these recipes can be doubled or
tripled at the time you're making them so it reduces the time that you spend later in the
week if you need to all right let me stop yapping and get to showing you how to make these let's go
so our first recipe is vegan chicken salad to make vegan we are using mashed chickpeas that have been
cooked rinsed and drained i like mashing them on a baking sheet because they won't roll all over but
i can easily see what's mashed and what isn't yet we are mashing them with a fork to give a similar
texture to finely shredded chicken and then adding them to a bowl with some finely chopped celery
almost minced so you aren't chopping down into any huge bites of celery when eating
some chopped walnuts which are completely optional and can be omitted and then some black
pepper dried dill italian seasoning garlic powder salt freshly squeezed lemon juice and vegan mayo
we prefer the just brand of mayo and then stir to combine you want to make sure that the mayo
is evenly combined and coating all of your ingredients you can use this right away but
we prefer to let it sit overnight for the flavors to really come together it's even better two days
later leave a comment below and let us know how you like to eat it but we like to add it
to sandwiches crackers a wrap or over a bed of lettuce or if you're like me you'll just stand
in front of the fridge and eat out of the bowl with a fork hey there's no judging anyone here
next up is our vegan tuna salad again our base is going to be chickpeas and we're showing here
that you can use a potato masher instead of a fork i personally prefer the potato masher but
either way works once mashed added to a bowl with hearts of palm that have been drained rinsed and
chopped along with some finely chopped celery red onions and capers also add chia seeds dulce flakes
or you could use ground nori garlic powder old bay seasoning pepper salt and some lemon juice
then add in some vegan mayo with both this and the vegan chicken salad it's important that you
use a vegan mayo that you really like as it could make or break the dish if you don't like the taste
of the mayo since it's such a huge component mix everything together and let it sit in the
fridge for at least an hour but again it's better if it sits overnight add it to bread
crackers wraps or over lettuce you can double or triple this recipe if you need to
lastly we have our copycat chick-fil-a veggie wraps in case you aren't aware you can order
veggie wraps without chicken and cheese from chick-fil-a and they are completely vegan when
we travel it's nice to have this option however they are super easy to make and can be customized
to whatever you have on hand at home chick-fil-a uses lettuce and red cabbage but we're using
lettuce and spinach some shredded carrots tomatoes corn and black beans since we are home we're also
adding vegan cheese add everything to a 10 inch tortilla wrap up and bam meal is ready to dip in
your favorite sauce all of these ideas are perfect for lunch or dinner on the go picnics and more
thanks so much for watching leave a comment below and let us know which one you'd like to try first
we appreciate all of your support you each matter so much to us stay safe and we'll see you soon