Nurturing my inner... simple lunch preparer

Some days, you just gotta keep it simple.  (Both lunching and blogging.)

Tuna With Pickles and Herbs

croissant
tuna
mayo
sandwich pickles
herbs de Provence
avocado

Buy an extremely delicious croissant from the bakery that comes to the Lake Anne Farmer's Market.  (I know, if you're not local that was kind of showy offy of me, wasn't it.)  In a bowl, mix a can of white albacore tuna, mayo to preference, two slices of sandwich pickles chopped up and some herbs de Provence to taste.  The herbs de Provence add a lovely, unique herbaceous and ever so slightly floral taste that complements the meaty tuna quite nicely.  Tres bon!

All mixed up

Slice the croissant open, spread out tuna mixture on the bottom half, slice a quarter of an avocado very thinly and fan out on top of tuna.  Sprinkle with a bit more herbs de Provence and add top of croissant in less artistic fashion than below so you can actually pick it up and eat it.  (Because I don't think you'll be taking a picture of it like I did, unless you have some weird food picture taking obsession.  Which of course, I do not.  See photo below.)

Lunch displayed on the showroom floor

You don't have to have a lot of ingredients to make something really tasty.  Just a few key items, one hand painted plate and you're good to go.

This of course deserves to be followed up with a two ingredient (to keep in the spirit of simplicity) frozen treat.

Mango and Yogurt Popsicles

mango
1/2 container 2% Fage yogurt

Make sure mango is soft and ripe so it's super flavorful because it will be frozen.  Peel, cut off of pit and dice.  When it's a super ripe mango, I squeeze the juice from the part left around the pit because it gives the yogurt even more flavor.  Place in bowl and mix in approximately half a container of yogurt.  Put into containers about 1/2 inch from the top to give it room to expand when it freezes.  I bought these simple Popsicle makers from Tupperware some years ago and they work fantastically well.  (Yes, that is Mickey Mouse on the handle as I didn't have a choice and I'm sure these were designed with little kids in mind.  Did that stop me from buying them?  Obviously not.)

Frozen treat

The good thing about a simple prep lunch and premade dessert, it comes together in no time, you don't have to compromise quality nor taste and you get to dig in right away.  What's there not to like about that!!